“It was the insomnia plague.” Pg. 43. This is evidence of Magical realism, because the insomnia plague has never existed and it will never exist. It is one of those magical diseases that are made up by Gabo. Rebecca Buendia- A character that was introduced. She is the daughter of a distant relative. She initially would eat soil and white wash, however, after Ursual Igurian tied her up, and whipped her, she began to eat like a normal person and talk too in a native Indian language. Aureliano was no longer a young boy. Instead he was an adolescent who grew a moustache and was more mature. He began to take even more interest in the science of constructing items. Melquides came back from the dead. He said that being dead was too lonely and solitary. He neede to be alive again, however, he came back old and ailing. In the novel Pilar Ternera gave them their grandson. This was the son of Jose Arcadio. They decided to take custody of him, and they looked after him like their own son. However, so as to avoid confusion, they called Arcadio. Rebecca. Their niece also arrived. Her parents were relatives of Jose Buenida and Ursula, however, both of them were dead. With her she brought the insomnia plague, which was the reason their housekeeper escaped her town. No one was able to sleep, but they never felt tired or exhausted. However, because of not sleep, they began to forget several things. So they wrote on all their planks, because they wrote on all the names on every plank thanks to Aueriliano Buenida, who came up with it helped and Melquides came with a portion that got rid of the plague. “ At the beginning of the road in the swamp they put up a sign that said MACANDO and another large oneon the main street that said GOD EXISTS” pg. 47. This quote stood put to me, because even in their own magical happenings, they still believe that God exists. It also stood because even when they believed in the future telling, they also believe that God does really exist. “That night he could not sleep, thinking about the girl, with a mixture of desire and pity.” Pg 52. This stood out because it shows the heartfulness hehas for people. It shows he has kindness, that his brother did not exhibit. It showed his gentle and caring character. Isolation in the novel was bad, this is because when they developed the plague, if Melquides had not come, no one would have known what to do. They would never have known where to go find the cure, and no one would have known that they were sick. They may be very wild, however, the fact that they believe in God shows that they have been quite exposed to the passer bys of the outside world. The love that Aureliano had for his workmanship was very different from that of pity he had for the girl. He was sorry that the girl had to endure that and he wanted to protect her.
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