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week 9: One Hundred Years of Solitude pt.2
Posted by: KD
To partly respond to the question posed in the lecture video, "Is this inevitable.... does history here have to mean deterioration and decay?" I have a rather abstract idea to propose. I do not believe Macondo's history would always have to end in dete... read full post >>
Week 8: The Ambiguity of Time in One Hundred Years of Solitude (Part II)
Posted by: samuel wallace
It was only on reading the second half of One Hundred Years of Solitude I began to view time as the central protagonist of the novel beyond its characters. Through the vignettes offered of Macondo and its residents, chronological events are shown to lead into future happenings. This is shown in one example through […] read full post >>
Week 8: One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabo) Part 2
Posted by: David Peckham
As we saw last week, the first half of the novel is based upon the consequences of José Arcadio’s actions, following the arrival of the Gypsies. The second half of the novel follows the direct consequences of Colonel Aureliano Buendia’s actions during the war against the Conservatives. It is because of his womanizing during his […] read full post >>
the next 50 years of solitude
Posted by: deeba mehr
Finishing this book was like a whirlwind (though not as dramatic as the literal whirlwind at the end of the story, of course.) I still find it an impressive feat that Garcia Marquez managed to fit 7 generations in a single novel without it being a Tols... read full post >>
the next 50 years of solitude
Posted by: deeba mehr
Finishing this book was like a whirlwind (though not as dramatic as the literal whirlwind at the end of the story, of course.) I still find it an impressive feat that Garcia Marquez managed to fit 7 generations in a single novel without it being a Tols... read full post >>
Week 8 – Garcia Marquez, “One Hundred Years of Solitude” II
Posted by: daniel choi
The second half of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude left me quite stunned, particularly the ending. For me, the novel reflected the cyclical nature of time and the inherent connection between people and their environment. The novel also dealt with the theme of magical realism, specifically while describing the events of Macondo. […] read full post >>
Week 8: 100 more years of solitude
Posted by: rebeca ponce
This has been one of my favourite readings so far, and now I can really REALLY understand why Juan Rulfo used this novel as an inspiration for his writing. The themes of solitude and family were seen to stick throughout the novel, but the introduction and emphasis on themes such as religion and repetition is […] read full post >>
One Hundred More Years of Solitude
Posted by: julienne aguinaldo
Hi everyone! Hope this week is starting off well with warmer weather and more sunshine! 🙂 To start off my blog, I can say that the second half of the book was fairly interesting, maybe more interesting than the first, I would argue. A lot has definitely unfolded, a lot has changed, and has come […] read full post >>
100 Years of Solitude: Part 2
Posted by: kenward tran
Wow, what a read. 100 Years of Solitude was a great novel, one that I am very pleased we got to read in class. The second half of the book wasn’t as great as the first part in my opinion, but that may be due to the fact that reading break is over and I […] read full post >>
