Es en esta tercera parte del libro que realmente podemos ver la pasada del tiempo y un cambio en los personajes. Tenemos muchos ejemplos en que finalmente la primera familia y las nuevas familias de Macondo se están cambiando. La Ursula se esta perdiendo su visión, el milagro de Remedio, la bella (la levitación), la modernización de Macondo (el tren), el asesinazo de los hijos diecisiete hijos del Coronel Aurelanio Buendía, etc.
Claramente podemos ver el cambio esta destruyendo la idea original que los fundadores tenían sobre el mundo de Macondo. La modernización con la introducción del tren y del auto trae demasiado del mundo extranjero. También al mismo tiempo vemos que Márquez no esta mostrando como una familia poco a poco llega a un estado de extinción, reflejando lo que pasa en la vida real. Este libro nos muestra muchísimo de la vida fantasía de los caracteres pero al mismo tiempo sus cuentos están fundado el la vida real.
Lo que yo veo lo que esta pasando en el libro es mas una reflexión de la vida real en vez de la vida de fantasía. Los cuentos al principio del libro tenían mucho mas contenido de fantasía. Ahora anote que los cuentos eran mucho mas realista y los encontré mucho mas fácil para leer y los desfrute mucho mas
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Fernando,
As you mentioned, as well as was discussed in class today, change is no doubt an important factor in the book, but specifically in this third part as the town sees more change than it ever has to date. Your thoughts about the real/fantastic are interesting. When I think about the novel strictly in terms of characters and the plot, for me it does not seem that realistic. However, even beginning to think about it in the context of real life or what Marquez is commenting about in the real world, it becomes clear that he is dead on, and for this reason the book has a very real aspect to it as well.
Kerry
Throughout the entire novel we have seen changes occur: from the arrival of the gypsies, to the invasion of a disease, to a brutal war and then to the building of a railway, etc. Like you mentioned, this novel demonstrates the reality of change, by illustrating nothing remains constant in the utopic village of Macondo. I also think that the charaters portrayed in the novel are surprisingly realistic. For example, Colonel Aureliano Buendia is a perfect example of a young man ruined by war, Jose Arcadio Buendia was an elderly man suffering from dementia, Ursula is a strong woman devoted to protecting her family, and Amaranta is a severly troubled young girl, etc... It seems that behind the magic realism, there is a great deal of truth to what Marquez is saying.
Hola Fernando,
Yo también encuentro esta parte del libre de más interés porque hemos hecho un paso hacia la vida real. Al mismo tiempo el autor mantiene la idea de mágica y fantasía. Pienso que Marquez quiere recordarnos que la vida está real pero hay un elemento de fantasía en todas nuestras vidas.
I think, like all the books that we have studied in this class, there is a definite comment, or even criticism of change and modernity. In the beginning of the book, the founders of Macondo were hopeful pioneers of this new-found land, and, as you mentioned, there was more magic. The Gypsies came to town often etc... Then, as time went on and Macondo was transformed by modernity and the magic dissipated somewhat. This transformation brought war to a peaceful town and gringos, who exploited the land. Do you think Marquez is criticizing modernity?
I never thought that when Ursula starts loosing her vision that it was related to change, but as you mentioned it I am starting to think that yes it is. It is ironic because she is one of the characters that really wants the city to go back to how it was when it was first discovered, and the more she wants things to remain unchanged her body copes with the situation by making her blind.
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