Through the use of the motif of repetition and forced affair between Amaranta Ursula and Aureliano, Gabriel Garcia Marquez suggests that the downfall of Macondo is unavoidable. Incest has been an issue plaguing the Buendia household throughout the ages. Although it is looked down upon, the members of the family cannot seem to find true love outside of the family. Amaranta Ursula, who returned in this chapter, was in a relationship with Gaston, a wealthy, intelligent man from Brussels. However, because of the lust felt for Amaranta Ursula by Aureliano, a forced relationship was thrust upon her. The revival of the incestuous relations, with so few Buendias left in the society suggests that the Buendia lineage may be at its end. The majority of people within the boundaries of Macondo do not even recall the great Buendias of their age such as Colonel Aureliano Buendia. This suggests that as the Buendias become fewer in numbers, that Macondo will slowly begin to fade from existence.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Amaranta Ursula-Aureliano
"A great commotion immobilizer her in her center of gravity, planted her in her place, and her defensive will was demolished by the irresistible anxiety to discover what the orange whistles and the invisible globes on the other side of death were like. She barely had time to reach out her hand and grope for the towel to put a gag between her teeth so that she would not let out the cat howls that were already tearing at her insides." (P. 397)
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Yea... Good Job! Also I feel as though that this is a great taboo considering that Ursula on her death bed almost fortold the death of macondo if this were to happen.. and now it has in greater length then ever in book so it is almost sure that macondo will fall.
I agree. Throughout her life, Ursula has been avidly against incest and has warned them many times about how anybody who partakes in incest will bear kids with tails. Ursula has always been right that incest was bad for the family and I think your right in saying that this may symbolize the unavoidable end to Macondo.
I also agree with this. Ursula was the one throughout the entire novel who has been opposed to incest in fear that the children will be kinda of "different." Ursula has shown to always be correct and proved herself trustworthy throughout the novel. Ursula is warning people not to indulge in incest because it will only produce "messed-up" children. I also believe that this sylbolizes the downfall of Macondo because if no one listens to Ursula who has been faithful all along, who do we have left to believe in?
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