Characterization, Symbolism, and Repetition in Hundred Years of Solitud

Characterization, Symbolism, and Repetition in One Hundred years of solitude The names of characters often suggest well-nighthing about their personalities, either straightforwardly or ironically. Garcia Marquezs One Hundred Years of Solitude, Prudencio Aguilar is neither prudent nor eagle-like (aguila inwardness eagle in Spanish). Repetition of names and behaviors is another technique of characterization. certain(a) character types, e.g., the contemplative, stubborn man, or the impetuous, forceful man, the patient and nurturing woman, and so on, are represented by much than one individual in the some(prenominal) generations of the Buendia family. All the Jose Arcadios, for example, are assumed to have at least some of the traits of the original Jose Arcadio Buendia (impetuous and forceful), and all the Aurelianos have something in common with Colonel Aureliano Buendia (tendency toward solitude and contemplation). The repetitions are not exact, but the use of similar names i s one commission to suggest more about a character than is actually said. thither are also repetitions of particular behaviors, for example, secluding oneself in a room for experiments or study.Some characters have characteristic signs to identify them. Examples include Pilar Terneras laugh, Colonel Aureliano Buendias lone(prenominal) look, Aureliano Segundos extravagance, Fernandas continual muttering, and so on. Physical descriptions are used sparingly, letting the proofreader fill in the details beyond such generalities as thin or fat, beautiful, huge. An exception is made for Colonel Aureliano Buendia, who seems to be drawn from an especially work out mental image of the authors, as though copied from a photograph. Some of the more spectacular individuals are ... ...wears away the axle, until the whole system, including both the constant attempts to re-create Macondo and the reproduction of the Buendia clan, breaks down. Works Cited Bell-Villada, Gene H. Garcia Marquez T he Man and His Work. Chapel Hill University of wedlock Carolina Press, 1990. Griffin, Clive. The Humour of One Hundred Years of Solitude. In McGuirk and Cardwell, 81-94. James, Regina. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Revolutions in Wonderland. capital of South Carolina University of Missouri Press, 1981. McGuirk, Bernard and Richard Cardwell, edd. Gabriel Garcia Marquez New Readings. Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 1987). Williams, Raymond L. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Boston Twayne, 1984. Wood, Michael. Review of One Hundred Years of Solitude. In Critical Essays on Gabriel Garcia Marquez. McMurray, George R., ed. Boston G. K. Hall, 1987.