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