While One Hundred Years of Solitude has not become my favourite book of all time, after finishing it this weekend, I can certainly understand why many people consider it that way. It is difficult to discuss the impact of the ending and the feeling you are left after without sounding derivative; it has all been […]
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As I reached the end of One Hundred Years of Solitude, I was struck by the uncanny resemblance between the novel and Borges’ labyrinthine short stories. The themes of repetition and cyclicity that permeate both texts were whimsically portrayed through the seemingly never-ending, similar fates of Aurelianos and José Arcadios, as well as the inevitable […]
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a bizarre, but enjoyable read. I enjoyed the magical aspects that give the world a bit of spice while also playing an important part in the inner workings of the town. I enjoyed the explanation for Melquiadez’s room where time could “splinter and leave an […]
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Since I finished a big chunk of the novel during reading break, I’ll focus today’s blog post on themes discussed in this week’s lecture video while discussing a bit more about some of the things that stood out to me about the novel’s end. Fi…
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Since I finished a big chunk of the novel during reading break, I’ll focus today’s blog post on themes discussed in this week’s lecture video while discussing a bit more about some of the things that stood out to me about the novel’s end. Fi…
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I found that I enjoyed the second half of One Hundred Years of Solitude by García Márquez significantly more than I enjoyed the first half. Many of the symbols, broader themes, and patterns started to become more coherent for me, and this awareness infused each chapter with much more significance. The imagery of “spiral and collapse” has […]
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Hello Blog readers,We finished ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez this week. There was so much that happened, but it was hard to keep my head straight trying to identify and separate the members of the Buendia family. The n…
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Hello Blog readers,We finished ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez this week. There was so much that happened, but it was hard to keep my head straight trying to identify and separate the members of the Buendia family. The n…
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This reading of the second half of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” surprised me in a positive way. What especially caught my attention was the development of the main plot through the growth of the characters and the town of Macondo. The story follows the next generation of the Buendia family and their personal and […]
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Since I already addressed the whole book in my first blog post instead of splitting it up into two halves, I’m going to take a different approach this week: comparing Márquez’s style and themes against Borges’s. Whether it’s justified or not, the two often get paired together as the two great authors of Latin America […]
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