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One Hundred Years of Solitude is a history of the isolated town of Macondo and the Buendia family.In the novel,the town has no contact with the outside world for years,except for the gypsies who occasionally visit there,peddling the so-called technical items like ice and telescopes.The members of the family live in solitude.After outside civilization comes to the town,Macondo changes from an idyllic,magic,and sheltered place to a town irrevocably connected to the outside world.By expressing the wax and wane of Macondo and the description of everybody’s extreme loneliness and hollowness,the essay dissects the reason for Latin America’s poverty and backwardness.Even more broadly,the essay is about Latin America’s struggles with colonialism and its own emergence and modernity.Through the analysis of absurdity in the novel,this essay aims at unfolding a panorama of the diverse cultures,religious beliefs,historical events as well as the national spirits to readers.Thus,readers can enjoy a grand,magic and mysterious painting of Latin America through One Hundred Years of Solitude.
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a history of the isolated town of Macondo and the Buendia family. The novel, the town has no contact with the outside world for years, except for the gypsies who occasionally visit there, peddling the so-called technical items like ice and telescopes. The members of the family live in solitude.After outside civilization comes to the town, Macondo changes from an idyllic, magic, and sheltered place to a town irrevocably connected to the outside world.By expressing the wax and wane of Macondo and the description of everybody’s extreme loneliness and hollowness, the essay dissects the reason for Latin America’s poverty and backwardness. Even more broadly, the essay is about Latin America’s struggles with colonialism and its own emergence and modernity. Through the analysis of absurdity in the novel, this essay aims at unfolding a panorama of the diverse cultures, religious beliefs, historical events as well as the national spirits to readers.Thus, readers can enjoy ag rand, magic and mysterious painting of Latin America through One Hundred Years of Solitude.