One Hundred Years of Solitude
To start with, Gabriel Garcia Marquez who wrote the One Hundred Years of Solitude was born in 1927, a Colombian novelist. His writings are very diverse, and his most famous novels is the novel Hundred Years of Solitude. Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of an isolated village in Latin America, which is the village of Macondo in which the story take place. In this novel in particular Marquis rebuild the world through this fictional village, depending on What his heart carries of memories of childhood and his grandmother stories that was full of superstitions and myths.
The story includes many characters that everyone read the book should understand them understand them. First, José Arcadio Buendia The main characters of the novel, leader, adventurer, discoverer, and the founder of Macondo. Because of his penchant for these discoveries, he neglected his family. Second, Úrsula Iguarán, Jose Arcadio Bondea wife, she played a role no less important than the role of her husband, a stubborn woman. She lived more than a
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Men frequenting brothels. These relationships have made generations of family captive to the fear of having children with pig tails. Many other members of the family where in a semi-permanent isolation in their rooms occupy themselves in making small gold fish or find the secrets of the family and its fate within manuscripts.
In conclusion, Marquez in One Hundred Years of Solitude writes about synonymous with human reality. Solitude, whether it be perceived or real, individual or collective, physical or emotional, condemns a race to self-destruction. Garcia Marquez illustrates that point in every aspect of One Hundred Years of Solitude, letting the reader walk away with the realization that all acts society, such as sex, love, and dependence are essential for the survival of any
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