I. Elements of Magical Realism
-“It was the pigtail” Pg. 412 This is magical realism because Amaranta Ursula and Aureliano’s child has a pig’s tail.
Characters
1. Gaston- stays in Belgian and forgets about Amaranta
2. Amaranta Ursula- heartbreaker, breaks Gaston’s heart and continues the affair without feeling bad
3. Aureliano – an abandoner to leave his son.
II. Plot Summary
- Gaston goes back to Belgium to do his airmail business. Then he hears about the affair and does not return to Macondo. The affair between Amaranta and Aureliano continues happily. People continue you die in Macondo day after day. Amaranta Ursula gives birth to a boy who is called Aureliano Bailonia. He was born with a pig’s tail. Amaranta dies after giving birth because of excessive bleeding. The baby later dies because Aureliano leaves him to go and drink. Aureliano returns home and reads Melquiades prophecies and as he reads them he finds one that reflects his own life at that moment in time.
III. Quotes
- “What hurts me most is all the time that we wasted.” Pg. 405 I like this quote because I can relate to it in the sense that there are times that I have really wasted in my life and I can’t get that time back.
- “Friends are a bunch of bastards.” Pg. 413 this quote had really jumped out at me because in some ways I agree and in some ways I think it is a harsh saying.
IV. Themes
1. Natural Disaster- The rain has destroyed people’s properties and people’s fortune.
2. Sickness- Fernanda has a disease that effects the Uterus.
3. Instability- Aureliano Segundo loses his temper and breaks all the valuable items in the house because of the lose of his wealth due to the rain.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Active Reading Journal #19
I. Elements of Magical Realism
-“… he got undressed in the small reception room and ran through the house balancing a bottle of beer on his inconceivable maleness.” Pg. 389 This is magical realism because you can’t balance a beer bottle on maleness. We’ll it seems impossible.
Characters
1. Amaranta Ursula- falls in love with her nephew
2. Gaston- Belgian
3. Aureliano Bailonia- is Amaranta’s lover
4. Pilnar Ternera-
II. Plot Summary
- Amaranta Ursula returns to Maondo with a new man called Gaston.The people of Macondo don’t recognize the Buendia family as they used to. Aureliano falls in love with Amarant Ursula. Pilnar Ternera and Aureliano have a talk and she gives him a prostitute. Gaston becomes bored of Macondo and he realizes that Aureliano loves Amaranta Ursula. He also gets occupied with creating his own airmail.The two, Aureliano and Amaranta Ursula become lovers. The two have an affair.
III. Quotes
- “Good Lord.” Pg 377 I like this quote because the Lord is good though in that particular sense, it was not emphasizing that the Lord was good.
- “Wherever she is right now, she’s waiting for you” pg 396 This quote is so adorable and cute. We tend o tell our friends that there is someone special waiting for you, and that is what keeps us going daily.
IV. Themes
1. Incest- Aureliano and Amaranta Ursula for eachother and she is his aunt
2. Old age- Pilnar Ternera is still around though she has aged.
3. Boredom- Gaston becomes bored with macondo
-“… he got undressed in the small reception room and ran through the house balancing a bottle of beer on his inconceivable maleness.” Pg. 389 This is magical realism because you can’t balance a beer bottle on maleness. We’ll it seems impossible.
Characters
1. Amaranta Ursula- falls in love with her nephew
2. Gaston- Belgian
3. Aureliano Bailonia- is Amaranta’s lover
4. Pilnar Ternera-
II. Plot Summary
- Amaranta Ursula returns to Maondo with a new man called Gaston.The people of Macondo don’t recognize the Buendia family as they used to. Aureliano falls in love with Amarant Ursula. Pilnar Ternera and Aureliano have a talk and she gives him a prostitute. Gaston becomes bored of Macondo and he realizes that Aureliano loves Amaranta Ursula. He also gets occupied with creating his own airmail.The two, Aureliano and Amaranta Ursula become lovers. The two have an affair.
III. Quotes
- “Good Lord.” Pg 377 I like this quote because the Lord is good though in that particular sense, it was not emphasizing that the Lord was good.
- “Wherever she is right now, she’s waiting for you” pg 396 This quote is so adorable and cute. We tend o tell our friends that there is someone special waiting for you, and that is what keeps us going daily.
IV. Themes
1. Incest- Aureliano and Amaranta Ursula for eachother and she is his aunt
2. Old age- Pilnar Ternera is still around though she has aged.
3. Boredom- Gaston becomes bored with macondo
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Biblical Allusions
In Chapter 18 there were not as many biblical allusions as the handout had shown, unless I do not know my bible that well. It was actually hard to find biblical allusions in this chapter than in the other chapters. However, I was able to find some allusions of my own and some similar to the handout. Some biblical allusions mentioned in Chapter 18 are when Petra Cotes helps the Buendia with food because they were suffering. Jesus provided for the Israelites when they had no food. Another parallel example is Aureliano II wanting to know more about the prophecies, wanting to know excessive knowledge. There is also an incident where Melquiades comes back to help Aureliano just like how Jesus came back after his death. I believe another Biblical allusion shown in the book is Melquiades being a helper to those who want to know more just as Jesus showed those who wanted to know him. Another example is when Jose Arcadio was betrayed by the 4 children and they stole from him for gold though they ate and drank together. This example is shown in the bible when Judas betrays Jesus though they also feasted together. These are the ones I have discovered from reading chapter 18.
1. What comes to mind to why Marquez used such connections is quite confusing and I am not sure if it makes sense. I think the Author used connections in the bible to show the reader that the events in the Bible are a bit unusual but real at the same time and can occur in a fantastical way. I also think he made connections so that he can let the reader know that Magical Realism is seen everywhere. Also maybe because he wanted us to know that there are events that can seem unusual but can be possible. Or maybe he could have also done this because he wanted to show the reader that his book is not the only thing that has allusions as such. Lastly maybe because since there are very limited of people who read the bible, he used it in this book. These are my reasons for why the author made connections to the novel.
2. I honestly do believe there is a reason for everything. So I do believe there is an underlying message because why else would he use connections with the Bible? I believe the underlying message could be that Marquez wanted people to notice such events that occurred in the book happened similarly in the Bible. For those who do not read the bible can read this and have an idea of what the bible has. Or because the bible has interesting and uniqueness in it. However, Marquez put his uniqueness in a way that would amuse the reader and add some more unusual creative spin to it because the events in the bible were real but the ones in the book were not. Those are my ideas of what I thought the underlying message was or is.
1. What comes to mind to why Marquez used such connections is quite confusing and I am not sure if it makes sense. I think the Author used connections in the bible to show the reader that the events in the Bible are a bit unusual but real at the same time and can occur in a fantastical way. I also think he made connections so that he can let the reader know that Magical Realism is seen everywhere. Also maybe because he wanted us to know that there are events that can seem unusual but can be possible. Or maybe he could have also done this because he wanted to show the reader that his book is not the only thing that has allusions as such. Lastly maybe because since there are very limited of people who read the bible, he used it in this book. These are my reasons for why the author made connections to the novel.
2. I honestly do believe there is a reason for everything. So I do believe there is an underlying message because why else would he use connections with the Bible? I believe the underlying message could be that Marquez wanted people to notice such events that occurred in the book happened similarly in the Bible. For those who do not read the bible can read this and have an idea of what the bible has. Or because the bible has interesting and uniqueness in it. However, Marquez put his uniqueness in a way that would amuse the reader and add some more unusual creative spin to it because the events in the bible were real but the ones in the book were not. Those are my ideas of what I thought the underlying message was or is.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Active Reading Journal #18
I. Elements of Magical Realism
- “He was talking to Melquiades” pg 356. This is Magical Realism because Melquiades is dead but is helping Aureliano with his studying.
II. Characters
1. Aureliano Bailonia- Distants himself from people to work in old room. Becomes educated in prophecies
2. Petra Cotes- Sweet to help the Buendias with food
3. Santa Sofía de la Piedad- still quiet and abandons the family and leaves never comin back
4. Fernanda del Carpio- Sick, and dies
5. José Arcadio (II)- becomes a loner, goes crazy and is killed by 4 children over gold.
III. Plot Summary
- Aureliano stays in Melquiades old room studying prophecies. The Buendia family becomes poor and they barely have food but Petra helps them out. Eventually she leaves the family not telling anyone where she was going. Fernanda becomes very sick and dies. Jose Arcadio II comes back to Macondo and becomes a loner. He is so focused on becoming wealthy. He finds Gold in under Ursula’s bed. Then he becomes friends with Aurliano After, Jose Arcadio is killed by 4 children children over gold,and Aurelianos and Jose's friendship ended.
IV. Quotes
- “If you do anything bad… the saints will let me know” pg. 368. This quote jumps out at me because it shows that Ursula had people in check.
- “Everything is known” pg. 373 it is true that everything is known in Macondo. Nothing is hidden.
V. Themes
1. Cruelty- Jose Arcadio II is killed by 4 children over gold
2. Selfishness- Jose Arcadio is only thinking about get his fortune
3. Death- Fernanda dies from Nostalgia
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Active Reading Journal #17
I. Elements of Magical Realism
- “ …it was so hot that noon that the birds in their confusion were running into walls like clay pigeons and breaking through screens to die in the bedroom. Pg. 342-343. This is magical realism because birds don’t intend to go into bedrooms to die.
II. “ Characters
1. Petra Cotes- Stuggles to live without the animals
2. Aureliano Segundo- Struggles a bit because there is no money coming in dies, helps get daughter to school in Europe.
2. Ursula- A fighter but weak mentally, able to get out of bed by herself.
3.. Jose Arcadio Segundo- traumatized, dies
III. Plot Summary
- Ursula finally gets out of bed with no help even though she is very old, and tries to restore the family after the storm. Ursula finds Jose Arcadio Segundo in the old room and forces him to get out of there and help restore the house. Aureliano Segundo and Petra have to struggle so much because the animals were dead. Aureliano is beginning to age a lot. Ursula finally dies at the age of 120 years old and so does Rebeca. Later on, heat have effected Macondo now and the people believe it is a plague. Birds start dying now. Aureliano Segundo and Jose Arcadio Segundo are now also beginning to die. Aureliano Segundo gets money to send his daughter Amaranta Ursula to Europe to do school. Then he dies and so does Jose Arcadio Segundo. At the burial, the two were missed up in the coffins.
IV. Quotes
- “Lord save us” pg. 335 I like this quote because all the people In this earth should be saying this but we don’t. However Ursula said it because they do need to be saved.
- “ Don’t let it get away, because it only comes every hundred years.” Pg. 350 This quote has jumped out at me because to them, luck comes only every hundred years.
V. Themes
1. Death- Ursula, Aureliano Segundo, Jose Arcadio Segundo and Rebeca die.
2. Strength- Ursula is able to get out of bed by herself at the age of 120 years, and redecorate the house.
3. Confusion- Aureliano and Jose Segundo are mixed up in eachother’s grave because people could not differentiate between the two
- “ …it was so hot that noon that the birds in their confusion were running into walls like clay pigeons and breaking through screens to die in the bedroom. Pg. 342-343. This is magical realism because birds don’t intend to go into bedrooms to die.
II. “ Characters
1. Petra Cotes- Stuggles to live without the animals
2. Aureliano Segundo- Struggles a bit because there is no money coming in dies, helps get daughter to school in Europe.
2. Ursula- A fighter but weak mentally, able to get out of bed by herself.
3.. Jose Arcadio Segundo- traumatized, dies
III. Plot Summary
- Ursula finally gets out of bed with no help even though she is very old, and tries to restore the family after the storm. Ursula finds Jose Arcadio Segundo in the old room and forces him to get out of there and help restore the house. Aureliano Segundo and Petra have to struggle so much because the animals were dead. Aureliano is beginning to age a lot. Ursula finally dies at the age of 120 years old and so does Rebeca. Later on, heat have effected Macondo now and the people believe it is a plague. Birds start dying now. Aureliano Segundo and Jose Arcadio Segundo are now also beginning to die. Aureliano Segundo gets money to send his daughter Amaranta Ursula to Europe to do school. Then he dies and so does Jose Arcadio Segundo. At the burial, the two were missed up in the coffins.
IV. Quotes
- “Lord save us” pg. 335 I like this quote because all the people In this earth should be saying this but we don’t. However Ursula said it because they do need to be saved.
- “ Don’t let it get away, because it only comes every hundred years.” Pg. 350 This quote has jumped out at me because to them, luck comes only every hundred years.
V. Themes
1. Death- Ursula, Aureliano Segundo, Jose Arcadio Segundo and Rebeca die.
2. Strength- Ursula is able to get out of bed by herself at the age of 120 years, and redecorate the house.
3. Confusion- Aureliano and Jose Segundo are mixed up in eachother’s grave because people could not differentiate between the two
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Active Reading Journal #16
I. Elements of Magical Realism
-“It rained for four years, eleven months, and two days.” Pg. 315 This is Magical Realis because in this world, it does not rain for 4years straight.
Characters
1. Aureluano Segundo- becomes crazy and selfish
2. Aureliano II- escapes from where he was hidden.
3. Ursula- A fighter but becomes very forgetful, and useless
4. Fernanda- gets really sick and stands up to her husband
II. Plot Summary
- It rains for four years straight in Macondo the night of the massacre. Aureliano Segundo becomes a humble man caring for Amaranta Ursula and Aureliano II . Aureliano the second escapes the room that he was put in. Ursula becomes a play person with the kids in the house, but also forgets her memory. The rain has taken a lot of Aureliano Segundo’s wealth by killing the animals. Fernanda suffers a disease it the uterus. Aureliano Segundo goes crazy because of the loss of his wealth and goes on a rampage at the house. The banana plantation is gone due to the rain too.
III. Quotes
- “I’m only waiting for the rain to stop in order to die” Pg. 320 This has jumped out at me because its like people really just want to die and they are just waiting for a sign for them to go.
- “Anyone who doesn’t want to listen to me can go someplace else”. Pg. 326 I like this because this shows that Fernanda is not afraid to stand up to her man.
IV. Themes
1. Natural Disaster- The rain has destroyed people’s properties and people’s fortune.
2. Sickness- Fernanda has a disease that effects the Uterus.
3. Instability- Aureliano Segundo loses his temper and breaks all the valuable items in the house because of the lose of his wealth due to the rain.
-“It rained for four years, eleven months, and two days.” Pg. 315 This is Magical Realis because in this world, it does not rain for 4years straight.
Characters
1. Aureluano Segundo- becomes crazy and selfish
2. Aureliano II- escapes from where he was hidden.
3. Ursula- A fighter but becomes very forgetful, and useless
4. Fernanda- gets really sick and stands up to her husband
II. Plot Summary
- It rains for four years straight in Macondo the night of the massacre. Aureliano Segundo becomes a humble man caring for Amaranta Ursula and Aureliano II . Aureliano the second escapes the room that he was put in. Ursula becomes a play person with the kids in the house, but also forgets her memory. The rain has taken a lot of Aureliano Segundo’s wealth by killing the animals. Fernanda suffers a disease it the uterus. Aureliano Segundo goes crazy because of the loss of his wealth and goes on a rampage at the house. The banana plantation is gone due to the rain too.
III. Quotes
- “I’m only waiting for the rain to stop in order to die” Pg. 320 This has jumped out at me because its like people really just want to die and they are just waiting for a sign for them to go.
- “Anyone who doesn’t want to listen to me can go someplace else”. Pg. 326 I like this because this shows that Fernanda is not afraid to stand up to her man.
IV. Themes
1. Natural Disaster- The rain has destroyed people’s properties and people’s fortune.
2. Sickness- Fernanda has a disease that effects the Uterus.
3. Instability- Aureliano Segundo loses his temper and breaks all the valuable items in the house because of the lose of his wealth due to the rain.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Active Reading Journal #15
I. Elements of Magical Realism
-“He realized that he was riding on an endless and silent train and that his head was caked with dry blood and that all his bones ached.” Pg. 306…This is Magical Realism because trains are not silent.
II. Characters
1. Colonel Aureliano Buendia- Son of Jose Arcadia Buendia, adventurous
2. Melquiades-The gypsy leader who brings amazing inventions to the village. He soon becomes Jose Arcadia’s friend and inspires him with his inventions.
3. Jose Arcadia Buendia- Was always thinking outside the box. Soon he becomes inspired to dig deeper into scientific study and knowledge.
4. Ursula Iguaran- Wife to Jose Arcadia Buendia, thinks husband is insane, speaks her mind, devoted mother
5. Jose Arcadio-Son to Ursula and Jose Arcadia Buendia, same physical strength and same impulse for growth as his father, but not the imagination. Eldest son.
6. Aureliano- silent and withdrawn, more adventurous than Arcadio.
III. Plot Summary
- The story starts out with Meme becoming a nun after being traumatized by the fact that Mauricio Is paralyzed. After that she gives birth to a son and Fernanda hides him from people because she is ashamed at her daughter’s actions. It rained in Macondo for a very long time Jose Arcadio Segundo organizes with workers at the banana plantation to begin a protest because of how they are treated. The government pretends to organize a meeting with the workers and come with an agreement but it was to surround the workers with guns and they kill them all. All the dead bodies are collected and dumped in the sea. Jose Arcadio Segundo acted as if he was dead and is on the train too. He jumps off the train and heads back to Macondo. He tried to tell people what had happen but no one believed him. The army was killing anyone who knew of the Massacre. Jose Arcadio Segundo hid for the rest of his life in Melquiades old room.
IV. Quotes
- “ You must have been dreaming.” Pg. 310 This quote jumped out at me because often times when you tell people things and you know they have happened but no one believes you, they think you were dreaming.
- “Nothing ever will happen. This is a happy town.” Pg. 310 This quote jumped out at me because life will always have events whether bad or good, and that quote just throws everything off.
V. Themes
1. Murder- The government had ordered all the banana plantation workers to be killed.
2. Shamefulness- Fernanda is ashamed of her daughter and Mauricio’s actions and for having a child.
3. Locking one self away- Jose Arcadio Segundo hides in Melquiades old study room and does not come out for a long time. To the point that people forget about him.
-“He realized that he was riding on an endless and silent train and that his head was caked with dry blood and that all his bones ached.” Pg. 306…This is Magical Realism because trains are not silent.
II. Characters
1. Colonel Aureliano Buendia- Son of Jose Arcadia Buendia, adventurous
2. Melquiades-The gypsy leader who brings amazing inventions to the village. He soon becomes Jose Arcadia’s friend and inspires him with his inventions.
3. Jose Arcadia Buendia- Was always thinking outside the box. Soon he becomes inspired to dig deeper into scientific study and knowledge.
4. Ursula Iguaran- Wife to Jose Arcadia Buendia, thinks husband is insane, speaks her mind, devoted mother
5. Jose Arcadio-Son to Ursula and Jose Arcadia Buendia, same physical strength and same impulse for growth as his father, but not the imagination. Eldest son.
6. Aureliano- silent and withdrawn, more adventurous than Arcadio.
III. Plot Summary
- The story starts out with Meme becoming a nun after being traumatized by the fact that Mauricio Is paralyzed. After that she gives birth to a son and Fernanda hides him from people because she is ashamed at her daughter’s actions. It rained in Macondo for a very long time Jose Arcadio Segundo organizes with workers at the banana plantation to begin a protest because of how they are treated. The government pretends to organize a meeting with the workers and come with an agreement but it was to surround the workers with guns and they kill them all. All the dead bodies are collected and dumped in the sea. Jose Arcadio Segundo acted as if he was dead and is on the train too. He jumps off the train and heads back to Macondo. He tried to tell people what had happen but no one believed him. The army was killing anyone who knew of the Massacre. Jose Arcadio Segundo hid for the rest of his life in Melquiades old room.
IV. Quotes
- “ You must have been dreaming.” Pg. 310 This quote jumped out at me because often times when you tell people things and you know they have happened but no one believes you, they think you were dreaming.
- “Nothing ever will happen. This is a happy town.” Pg. 310 This quote jumped out at me because life will always have events whether bad or good, and that quote just throws everything off.
V. Themes
1. Murder- The government had ordered all the banana plantation workers to be killed.
2. Shamefulness- Fernanda is ashamed of her daughter and Mauricio’s actions and for having a child.
3. Locking one self away- Jose Arcadio Segundo hides in Melquiades old study room and does not come out for a long time. To the point that people forget about him.
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