ENCW 202 Spring 2022
Posted in Curses, Incest, Isolation, One Hundred Years of Solitude on Mar 23rd, 2022
Cien Años de Soledad or One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez blends the fantastical with realism to tell the story of one family’s misery. After Macando is founded by José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán it spans over seven generations of Buendías before the town is destroyed and scoured from the earth. […]
Posted in Incest, Isolation, One Hundred Years of Solitude on Mar 16th, 2022
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude follows the Buendía family and the town of Macondo, which was founded by their patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía. The family and the town that they founded are plagued by supernatural occurrences and technological advancement, the differences between which are sometimes confused, such as with the introduction of ice […]
Posted in Isolation on Feb 10th, 2022
“In The Reign of Harad IV” examines how a craftsman’s advancement in his own skill leads him into a difficult life of isolation. Because the story is set in a King’s court, I think it’s safe to say that most readers would expect the story to be about the drama of either trying to please […]