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Chapter 12:
Chapter 12 stars out with an overview of Ursula's bewilderment of her 100 years of solitude.She resisted growing old, feared being useless and was shamed of admitting defeat. Also for a long period of time towards the end of her life she was blind but no one in her family noticed and sometimes she even forgot. An truly amazing woman was still able to sew, find Fernanda's lost wedding ring, and could also tell the colors of the Saints clothes by the texture. Blind she still had common sense to noticed that her family had repeated the same path, same actions and words everyday. She then realized that her son CAB never lost the love for her family, he never had it. CAB was a man of sinful pride and incapable love. When she was carrying him in her belly she heard him weep, she tough of the worse. She begged god that if he had a pigtail that he would die in the womb. But her husband JAB thought that he would aspire to be a ventriloquist or a prophet. Amaranta's heart frightened and it became clear that her actions were the struggle between a measureless love and cowardice. Rebeca earth of the land did not carry the blood in her veins but the unknown blood of the strangers whose bones were still clocing in their grave. (Page 251)Pilar Ternera almost 100 agile and fat and described as more keen than the cards. Then Remdious flew to heaven. Fernanda imposed her rules changing the traditional senses. Being the victim of discrimination she told JAS"He won't ever come into this house again" and "As long as he carries the rash of the foreigners."Aureliano Segundo felt more comfortable with Petro Cotes more than his wife. Then when Fernanda found Petra Cotes in his bed she threw 2 trunk of clothes in the street to embarrass him. Petra Cotes would sleep with both brothers and she thought that god had given her the good fortune of a man who could make love like two. (ironic there are two). The new edition of Macondo the train imported champagne and brandy. Which Aureliano Segundo got drunk and had a party. During the parties they would slaughter animals and eat them. Aurelian Segundo ate so much he became fat and later was introduced to his competition Camila Sagastume or also known as "the Elephant". The elephant had good manners and a big appetite Aurelian Segundo's ideal woman. She had the reputation of a bone crusher because her theory was to eat until overcame by fatigue. She left her home and her family to compete. Aurelian soon figured out her method and she asked for a tie and he refused. His stupid move costed him to eat so much he fell face down unconscious. Then they threw him an abyss and then he saw the fall of death and asked to be taken to Fernanda. But survived and became husband of his concubine and lover of his wife. Then Ursula discovered that CAB's heart was made of stone. Amaranta tall and proud carried the cross of ashes of virginity on her forehead. She weaved during the day and unwove at night. Meme was unlike them all and Fernanda was worried about her. Ursula also sore that during his childhood his twin brother changed places and the other should be called Aureliano. On page 262 "He was like a wandering star in Ursula's planetary system." JAS was in reality not a member of the family, he was very harsh he would lock himself in himself. Then he went to go urinate outside and he saw the ghost of his father. (Magical Realism). Towards the end he came to conclusion that he had been dreaming the same dream for a while, feared that it would be lost. CAB saw the circus and he saw the miserable face of solitude. He could not remember his dream stuck his head between his shoulders and remained motionless. Then Santa Sfia de la Piedad went to throw out the trash and saw him dead along with descending vultures.