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.
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