One Hundred Years of Solitude: The Buendía Family Saga
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Part 1: Founding and Early Days of Macondo
1. The Arrival of the Circus and Melquiades
Many years later, Colonel Aureliano Buendía would remember when his father, José Arcadio Buendía, took him and his brother to explore the wonders of the circus. José Arcadio loved the circus and the arrival of Melquiades, a flamboyant gypsy with bizarre inventions like flying carpets and huge ice cubes. Melquiades shared his treasures with José Arcadio, who eagerly embraced them,
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Brief Description
About Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, was born in Seville on February 17, 1836. Orphaned at the age of five, he began his studies at San Antonio Abad and later continued at the College of San Telmo.
At 17, he moved to Madrid seeking fortune but found employment as a clerk in the Department of National Heritage. His fondness for drawing led to his dismissal. He attempted to live by selling his literary articles and drawings,
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Fiction
Student Strike
Reflects a student strike following imposed testing schedules. Amidst confrontations with teachers, a secret struggle between two student leaders unfolds. The strike fails, and Lu endures humiliation from the students. However, his rival offers a gesture of solidarity.
The Challenge
A questionable honor code prevents parental intervention as a boy fights for his life against another.
Day Sunday
Two teenagers compete for a girl’s attention with displays of masculinity, culminating
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One Hundred Years of Solitude: Chapter Summaries
Chapter 11
Fernanda and Petra are rivals for the love of Aureliano Segundo. Fernanda eventually accepts Petra’s presence and chooses to stay with her husband. They have a son, José Arcadio, and later a daughter, Renata (Meme). Aureliano Segundo’s seventeen children visit during Carnival and are marked with ash crosses by Father Antonio Isabel. One son, Aureliano Triste, stays in Macondo and finds the presumed-dead Rebeca. During another visit, Aureliano
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Prose and Verse
Verse
Verse is a form of literary expression that follows specific rules and rhythms. Texts written in verse are called poems. Poems are divided into verses, lines, and stanzas.
Prose
Prose is a form of expression not subject to a specific rhythm or structure. Prose writings are made up of sentences and paragraphs.
Literary Figures
Literary figures are mechanisms used by authors to elevate their text beyond everyday language, making it beautiful, inspiring, innovative, and attention-grabbing.
Read MoreThe Power of Love and Loss: A Journey of Self-Discovery
“I do not recognize,” she had said. I do not recognize… Could it be that I never came to know? No. Nobody knew. Because I’d never let a person close enough to meet him. He always did or said something that spoiled everything. Intentionally? Who knows…
Full stop.
You believed, you trusted that you and I would find me when you were lost, that I would be the compass that guided us back to the start, that I would always be there. But you were wrong.
I can’t try to continue with a person who is constantly
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