Seemingly many of the more prominent ideas were already discussed including the tidy way Marquez concludes his book by tying up loose ends. On that note, I found it very ironic that the twin brothers Jose Arcadio Segundo and Aureliano Segundo were mixed up in burial. Considering the opposing characteristics of the individuals (in relation to their names), one can assume that they were in fact switched as boys and it seems befitting that they were reswitched by the conclusion, thus reconnecting with their true identities. Their very deaths add to the mystical aura that was prevalent throughout the book as they both died at the same time, bound by the deep-rooted union of twins.
To continue Nessa's observations about the red ants, they seemed to symbolize the beginnings of degeneration not simply within the Buendia household but in Macondo in general. Once Ursula passed, and simultaneously her will of iron, all succumbed to the rampant deterioration that culminated to 4 year rainstorm.
"'What did you expect,' he murmured. 'Time passes.''That's how it goes,' Ursula said, 'but not so much.'When she said it she realized that she was giving the same reply that Colonel Aureliano Buendia had given in his death cell, and once again she shuddered with the evidence that time was not passing as she had just admitted, but that it was turning in a circle," (335). This passage is defining of the book as the book's development is hinged to the fact that time is circular and continuously repeats. This sort of cyclical behavior is prevalent even within specific characters as Aureliano made the goldfish to simply melt them down, to use the gold to make more goldfish, or how Amaranta Ursula made messes within their home so she could then clean and so on. All the characters and events were connected through time which truly produced a circle in Marquez's vision.
-Tzivia (hurrah.. done!)
August 24, 2008 5:16 PM
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