Questions about The Hour of the Star
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1985 adaptation of Lispector’s novel
This book written by Garcia Marquez has left a certain hole in my pupil, one that looks backwards to my own history and that of my family’s. Though, I can argue that that hole was already there, I can also confess that it has and is always being shaded with some type of filter. Seldom […]
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 […]
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…
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…
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. […]
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 […]
After finishing Garcia Marquez’s, One Hundred Years of Solitude, it is clear why Marquez is one of the most well-known and successful Latin American writers in history. As mentioned in my last blog post, the way magic realism is incorporated into the inner-workings of the novel adds an element of nostalgia, and child-like playfulness of […]
