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Chapter 3 Summary:
The village begins to alternate from Ursula's new ideas of civilization for an example the town of Macondo gets a new house/ mansion remodel. Then we are introduced to two new characters in chapter 3 a man named Pietro Crespi who is handsome and a well mannered boy that teaches the girls how to dance, and Don Apolinar Moscote a benevolent ruler. Jose Arcadio Buendia then believes in god’s nonexistence and stops pursuing him. Ursula had set up a party/ ball that all of the family members, close friends, and founders of Macondo danced. Then Remedios and Aureliano fell in love with each other but when Remedios went to the galleries of single woman and thought all about Remedios but then Pilar Ternera showed up at his feet. Then Pilar Ternera new that there was someone else and asked him "who is it". Then Pilar Ternera promised him that she was going to talk to the girl. Keeping her promise she read Remedios card and it read "you will not be happy as long your parents remain unburied”. Then she told Aurelinao that he would be good in the war. Later on Aureliah and Remedios end up getting engaged. But jealous Amaranta told her sister over her dead body and later threatened her that she would kill her. Then a few months later Jose Arcadio Buendia swears that Melquiades is immortal, but after he finally passes he is the first burial in the village of Mocando. It is to be said that the town was unknown to the dead until Melquiades. Jose Arcadio Buendia grieving about Melquaides and Prudencio Aguliar sees Prudencio Aguliar ghost again. (Magical realism). Jose Arcadio Buendia going crazy had to have 30 men to rope his feet, hands, and waist, then put him outside with a shelter of palm branches. Then he is neglected. (He neglected his children, so how does it feel?) Lastly something strange is happening the days are not changing, it's Monday everyday.
Chapter 4 summary:
Chapter 4 begins with Aureliano Bruendia and Remedious getting married on Sunday in March. Ursula arranged her wedding to be celebrated on the same day. Then on Friday Pietro Crespi received terrible news that his mother passed away. (Euphemism). Then another new character is introduced his name is Father Nicanor Reyna he is a old man from the swamp with sad skin, expression of a old angle and a round stomach. He is a very strong believer in god but no one paid attention to him in the village, but some were curious and some were insulted. He decides to build the first church in Macondo he begged and pleaded so much he lost his voice. (Alludes to history and how missionaries tried to convert people to Christianity)(Very passionate man). Father Nicanor tried to convince Jose Arcadio Buendia to have faith in Jesus but still dissatisfied he played tricks on him and was rude to him. Then one day Father Nicanor showed Jose Arcadio Buendia levitation but he was not convinced. So one day Jose Arcadio Buendia speaks Latin and no one else understood him except for Father Nicanor. He asked him why am I tied up here and he said” Because you are crazy. From then on Father Nicanor kept a distance. Rebeca excited because her wedding will be the first wedding in the church (inauguration). But having to wait 3 years she was questioning. Then her sister told her "In that case I wont have to kill you for 3 years" on page 84. (That is a great sister). Rebeca impatient to wait asked Pietro Crespi if he wanted to elope but he refused and instead gave Father Nicanor money to finish the church. Amaranta trying to do anything to stop the wedding ruined her dress and planned to poison her. The Remedios woke up in the middle of the night with pain and 3 days later ended up dieing from poison from her own blood. Amaranta then felt very guilty(her crisis of conscience) for Remedios death and prayed to god that she would not poison Rebeca. Later the son of Aureliano and Pilar Ternera was born, baptized and named Aureliano Jose. Then Arcadio who had a copious amount of enthusiasm for education like his father wanted to build schools. So on the day of National Independence he painted houses blue. Meanwhile Father Nicanor left and then returned with 8 policemen, there were armed men in town. Then Remedios announced she was going to have a child, Ursula disappointed prohibited talking for a year. Then Amaranta adopted Aureliano Jose who would share her solitude. Still in love after her death it said that in order for them to kiss they had to be abandoned to the free will of death. Rebeca being the interesting character she is began eating the earth. Then Jose Arcadio Buendia felt an earthquake that no one else felt. (This foreshadows something was coming). Sure enough a large scary man arrives to Macondo, to find out that it is Jose Arcadio. Coming back from his gypsy hunt he was a total new man changed from civilization he wanted liquor and told them to put it on his tab. He also wanted to Indian wrestle and gamble. Tattoos covered his whole body. Telling his stories of how he had been around the world 65 times and enlisted a crew of sailors. Ursula a sensitive mother wept because her son did not keep in touch with her. Then Rebeca started to fall in love with her so called brother. Three days later they were married and Pietro Crespi said that is was "against nature and against the law" but he replied "Fuck nature two times over. Pg 92 Pietro began to cry but Jose simply replied "If you really like our family, there’s Amaranta for you". Then Father Nicanor later announced that Rebeca and Jose Arcadio are not brother and sister. Ursula continued to be discussed and did not let them set foot in the house. Pietro Crespi always a gentlemen still respected the family. As time went on Pietro Crespi and Amaranta started to fall in love and as expected he asked her to marry him and she said “Of course". Then Don Apolinar Moscote brought something new and civilized a ballot box. (He added politics and government to the village)Then came along a doctor named Dr. Noguera, they tested him and made fun of him and later tied him to a tree and shot him and used the excuse due to the process of law. They got away with many cruel things they also killed Father Nicanor. Then the whole village heard more awful news Ursula said “War broken out". The new leader of the town said "Get the boys ready were going to war" because the majority of the ballots suggested that men should go to war. Men under the age, armed with knives and sharpened tools got ready for war. (That is convincing) Then Arcadio was named civil and military leader of the town and from then on he preferred to be called Colonel Aureliano Buendia.

Chapter 5 Summary:

Colonel Aurelian Buendia organized 32 armed uprising; he had 17 male children with 17 different women. The woman was all exterminated the night before the oldest son had reached 35. He went through unbelievable things for an example he lived through poison, and shot himself in the chest and survived. (Magical Realism). He became famous streets were named after him and later he died of old age. But for some reason he never took any photos. He always said that “We leave it to you in good shape; try to have it better when we come back”. The Arcadio invented uniforms to structure the village and the army; he also printed one of Melquiades books. Arcadio ruler imposed military service for men over 18, had overage men wear armbands, and had people shot for disrespect. He was the cruelest ruler Macondo ever had; Ursula called his own son a “murder”. The own son wanted to shot her and she said “I dare you to, bastard” “Son of a evil mother that way I don’t have to weep for the shame of having raiser a monster on Pg 105. Ursula then became the ruler and turned the village back around. She did what she could to make the village better but inside she was lonely to the useless company of her husband. Jose Arcadio Buendia was aging he had fake teeth, deaf; talking to him was like talking to a dead person. He never left his chair and Ursula lied to him about the children to make him happy. Then the story of Amaranta twilight engagement to Pietro Crespi was told. Then his brother Bruno Crespi was in charge of his music shop. Then Pietro Crespi told Amaranta that we will be married in a month and she replied “I would not marry you if you were dead”. With a broken heart Pietro Crespi tried to re kindle there love but everything that he sent her got sent back not opened. So devastated his brother found him wrists cut by a razor and his hand thrust into a basin of benzoin. Ursula being the caring person that she is decided to go against Father Nicanor and bury him next to Melqiades grave. Amaraura feeling guilty for the death of Pietro Crespi went into the kitchen and put her hands in the coal of the stove until it hurt so much that she felt no more pain and she could smell her burning flesh.(interesting cure for remorse) She wore that black gauze until her death. (Emo; commits suicide). Ursula then abandons Amaraura. Then Ursula said that she lost Arcadio from the beginning; she had raised Rebeca. Then Arcadio questioned by someone but surprising does not shoot him, he agrees that he does not deserve his last name. Then something twisted occurs Arcadio and his mother Pilar Ternera had a daughter. Then Arcadio paid a visit to Jose Arcadio and Rebeca’s neat house. They then realized that he was not there just for soup his motive was someone filed a complaint. They owned one of the best plots of land around and Arcadio wanted to legalize the title under the condition of the government can collect contributions. They had an agreement but unfortunately for Jose Arcadio he tricked him instead that land was in his name, including the cemetery and he collected fees from the people. (Profits) Ursula then found out and told him that he is a shame of the family for using public funds. Then something unexpected happened Ursula found out that he had a six-month-old daughter named Santa Sofia de la Piedad and that he was living outside his married, pregnant again. Then a new suspicious character is introduced in chapter five his name is Colonel Gregorio Stevenson he being wiped out told them that we should surrender the town without resistance. (They were fighting the opponents and they recognized him) They made him a prisoner because they did not believe that he was on their side. Ursula being stubborn Arcadio had to persuade her to surrender the house. Not one of his men survived. It ended with Arcadio thinking about the people he loved he hated the most. On Pg 119 “Tell my wife…………………………………..

Chapter 6:

Colonel Aureliano Buendia leaves Macondo to join the revolution, leaving Arcadio in charge. At first Arcadio becomes a dictator. Then Arcadio tries to have sex with his mother. To stop those urges he is acquainted with a very quiet woman named Santa Sofia de la Piedad and they start a life togther. They had three children Remedios, Aurelian Segundo and Jose Arcadio Segundo. Then the soaps happen again Jose Arcadio arrives and had the courage to as Rebeca’s hand in marriage. Then Pietro decides to propose to Amaranta and she flat out rejects him.

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As I get more and more into this book all the generations get more and more confusing. It like putting a puzzle piece together who had who? who likes who?, who did who?. This book to me is like an on going soap opera.(so many love triangles) I also feel bad for Ursula because she gone thought so many things in life, she is always weeping and always disappointed in her children. Pilar Ternera is the hoe archetype and I think that overall she means well. I also think it is really irritating how all of sudden someone will die and then if you continue on it flashback a story. (You are thinking the whole time wait I thought she was dead). I think it is weird how when everyone feels stressed or some kind of bad emotion they get a fever. I also think it is funny how they alcoholic beverage is fermented cane juice JI also think is really weird how Rebeca eats the earth huh? I also can’t believe that there own blood would want to kill each other over a man. There s a lot of backstabbing, there is just so much going on. Also I am kind out grossed out with all this inbreeding; cousins marrying cousins ect. I also thought it was funny that in the JAB the inventor wanted to build a machine that could make people fly. (Later he knew he could not; no wonder they thought he was crazy). Remedios is very nice and caring during her wedding she was the only one that paid any attention to JAB (she gave him cake). When JAB was tied up for acting crazy in a way I thought he deserved it because he was getting a taste of his own medicine. I am sad that Pietro Crespi committed suicide because of girl, he had a nice life. I wish he would have ended it peacefully.