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Chapter 7 Summary:

Amaranta and Aureliano Jose had a very interesting childhood story. They would bathe each other and it said that they were yoked together. Later they almost went too far, but the motif of ignorance enters because he does not know that it is his aunt until later. But then he asked can a person marry his aunt? A solider replied we are fighting in war because a priest wants to marry his mom. But this man’s love does not give it a rest he offers to go to Rome for the papers but Amaranta says that our children will be born with a tail of a pig (allusion to JAB and Ursula’s story). Confused Amaranta barred the door of her bedroom forever. Later he two lost all interest in each other. In this chapter we are introduced to General Jose Raquel Moncada: the mayor and an Antimilitarist. His most feared adversary was CAB, but later he taught him how to play chess. Then Father Nicanor is sick with a high fever so he is replaced with Father Coronel a war veteran. Bruni Crespi married got Amparo Moscote and there store prospered and they were able to built a theater. The school was also rebuilt and an old teacher named Don Melchor Escalona took over. Then the identical twins of Santa Sofia De La Pledid are also introduced. (Aureliano Segundo and Jose Arcadio Segundo). Somewhere in this chapter CAB came back with 9 more sons, Ursula baptized all of them and then he asked for the mechanical ballerina (Pietro Crispi. Then Arcadio finally out that Pilar Ternerna is his mother. (Motif: ignorance) Pilar Ternera with lost hope and unhappy she read that Arcadio should not go out tonight. But disobeying her, went to the theaters, this foreshadows something bad is going to happen. Which indeed it did!

Chapter 8 Summary:

This chapter starts out with something new in the village a telegraphic conversation. Then more new things came in like rain, lawyers, holidays and receipts. (As time goes on the village of Macondo keeps on expanding) Amaranta raised Remedious the beauty but convinced that thinking about killing Rebeca that her soul was reborn she banished her from the sewing room. (Significant, I don’t remember it ever raining). Then we are introduced to man named General Teofilo Vargas; full Indian. But CAB said he was a beast worth watching. Later on the command of CAB he was cut up by machetes in an ambush. Then politics change now all there fighting for is power CAB smiling. (Alludes to dictators that let power get to them) But then GM says that is betrayal and later for is accused of high treason and condemned to death. Ursula wearing black warns him that if you kill him ill kill you with my own hands. On page 169 “It’s the same as if you have been born with a pig’s tail”. Having thought about it, he decides to help escape and asks him for a favor; help me end this shitty war. After 22 years he comes back and he does not remember anything; he was like a total stranger. Then Ursula see’s him and says that if it is not war then it must be death. She had a premonition. (Magical Realism). Later having war get to him, he tries to get rid of the memories and buries his weapons like his father buried the spear that killed Prudencio. Then he asked where his heart was and his doctor and he put an iodine circle where his heart was. Then CAB tried to commit suicide, he shot the pistol right where the iodine spot was. The physicians plan worked the spot that he marked was the only spot that would not hit a vital organ. He was able to take it out from his back and having been made a fool of he was alive. Lastly the chapter ended with Ursula asking one of the guards for their service, she feed them, and taught them how to read and write. The young commander was service for her for many years. But later on New Years Ursula found the young commander under her window. DEAD!

Chapter 9 Summary:

Aureliano Segundo on his death bed wishes to name his child Jose Arcadio. The twins were like ying and yang. For an example when one of the twins took a sip of lemonade the other twin said that it needed more sugar and sure enough they forgot to put the sugar in. They were identical on the outside, but two total different people on the inside. Then reading one of Melquiades books trying to decode it, he feels someone watching him and sure enough Melquiades is watching him. (Magical Realism). They shared secrets and one day Ursula walked in when he was there and she asked who are you talking to? She then said your great grandfather spoke to himself too. (haha). One twin became a cockfighting name the other was a well respect accordion player. AS meet a girl and, thinking that he his brother played along with it and never cleared it up. (That is a nice brother)Then we are introduced to Petra Cotes. Ursula 100 years old, aged and been through a lot. As time went on AS fell in love with Remidous the beauty (a creature not of there world and sovereign ruler of the festival) the chapter ended with a carnival that turned into a massacre. The festival turned into a disaster some people died and wounded. The twins were able to save the Queen of Madagascar (Fernanda del Caripo). Later Aurelian Segundo married Fernanda del Caripo in Macondo.

Chapter 10 Summary:

A. Segundo gains the passion to solve Melquides mysteries preserved in his laboratory. J.A. Segundo and A. Segundo look the same until they are fully grown; the only thing that they really resemble as adults is they both sleep with Petra Cotes. She does not realize they are not the same men. (How could you not?) J.A.S. becomes very wealthy and from there’s animals livestock fertility. (Magical realism). Showing off and sharing his wealth he throws parties. A.S. becomes wealthy due to this. J.A.S. tries to create a navigable river passage from the river to the ocean; unfortunately he is only successful once bringing a boat ashore. Remedios the Beauty (still ignorant) becomes queen of the carnival when Fernanda del Caprio arrives.

Chapter 11: Chapter Eleven:

Chapter starts out with the story of Fernanda del Carpio history. A.S. being obsessive over her takes her home to marry her and then they end up sharing a life together. He Fernanda has two children from A.S. they name them Renata Remedios and Jose Arcardio. Then a new idea comes to the town of Macondo; pope. CAB sons return and receive an ash cross on their foreheads (symbol) which does not wash off and remains on them for the rest of their life. This is an allusion to the bible because of the cross and the holes in Jesus’ hands and a symbol to Aurelianos seventeen sons. Aureliano Centeno builds an ice factory in Mancondo, Aureliano Triste builds a railroad. (New things added to the village) This links them to a whole new world.

Reactive:

In the book One Hundred Years of Soildtude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez chapters 7-11 are very intense. (5 chapters! A lot of work) I spent all Saturday reading, annotating, typing, and blogging. Thanks Mrs. Blaber for extending the due date to Sunday 11:59. I again feel really bad for Ursula especially now that she is old. (100 years of ageJ) As I read more I notice more magical realism. But like Mrs. Blaber said we read Metamorphosis and that was Magical Realism, we just did not know it. (He was a bug!!!) I think it is interesting how ignorance is anyone’s life is so essential. It’s made me realize how important knowledge is, maybe that is why we go to school everyday. As time goes on the village of Macondo become a town or city. In every chapter there are characters that bring something good or bad, new or useful to the village. As I said all of the other times this book is so confusing ill be reading and about them getting married and then it will talk about the story of how they meet. In the book there are a lot of cold hearted people which goes to show that, the whole world is definitely not all peaceful. There are customs and religions that follow different beliefs and rules that is why I think civilization is not always good to have. For and example in Things Fall Apart when they brought Christianity is caused lots of problems and changes the person. (Same deal). I went through so many post-it notes to annotate but it helps so much because if you don’t, then it’s almost like to you have to read the book twice. I think that not only is this book like a soap opera, it reminds me of sex and the city or like desperate house wives. (lol)I have to admit I am kind of getting bored of the book, but I hope I can regain my interest. Oh yea and again with the long names, do you know how many times I have to press ignore???...hahaha