Love In The Time Of Cholera Summary

Initial Portion

What main concern or associations are suggested by the title of the novel? How does the title relate to the first 50 pages?

Prior to my commencement of the novel Love in the Time of Cholera, my primary concern was that this text would be a run-of-the-mill romance of the stereotypical soap variety. I had immediately associated the title with the 2007 Mike Newell film representation, which had simply been chocked up to a two hour, rated-R piece summed up to be: “Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.” – IMDb, Love in the Time of Cholera. The first fifty pages, true to the title, set the scene for the tumultuous

What are some of the more important instances of symbolism?

Love in the Time of Cholera features an amazing amount of irony, symbolism, and stylistic imagery. This provides plot, and creates a surreal atmosphere at times, vivifying the story.

Cholera, a prominent symbol in the novel, illustrates more than just sickness. It is frequently associated with love, seen in the assertion that "symptoms of love are the same as those of cholera" (2.25) is made, when it is revealed that Florentino suffers from recurring chest pains.

Dr. Juvenal meets his fate through a clever use of irony. While trying to retrieve a talking parrot from a mango tree, the doctor who found comfort in compartmentalizing all aspects of his life, and who had scheduled himself to attend the funeral of Jeremiah de Saint-Amour, falls from the mango tree, quite unexpectedly.

Final Section

What change(s) have taken place in the main character(s) between the opening situation and the conclusion of the novel? How has this change come