February 26, 2007
Today I read chapter one of One Hundred Years of Solitude. I got to meet the characters of Aureliano Buendia and his wife Ursula as well as a gypsy called Melaquiades. When I started reading I realized the beginning was a flashback from Aureliano Buendia's life. This confused me because I now consider what is a flashback every time I read. Throughout the first chapter I thought that this book would be better understood if it were a film. I also wondered about Melaquiades and whether or not his small role was a gift from God or just good timing or is it both. Also I would like to know why he had to die from a fever after surviving so many other disasters.
February 28, 2007
Chapter two begins with yet another flashback of Ursula's great-great grandmother reacting to Sir Francis Drake beating up Riohacha. Afterwards I found out that the couple from chapter one are cousins. This is incest and Ursula is scared to have sex with her husband because they believe that there are birth defects. I'm no doctor but if you did not want to have sex with your cousin than why would you marry him. This part of the story seemed like an old family myth that gets passed down forever. I'm sure later on in the book this will have more significance but as of right now I don't see any significance and I was not entertained by the extra pages to read. However, I like how Buendia gets made fun of for not having sex and kills the guy. This leads to him finding the village he lives in.
Monday, February 26, 2007
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