An interesting note. I've noticed some themes arrayed in the text. Things are standing out. One of great importance seems to be the gradual decline of Macondo. the town itself is solid, ever-present, but it is slowly becoming everything that it stood against. The town was perfect, uncorrupted, idyllic. However, a new poison has entered it's veins: Politics. Around voting season the Magistrate, who was until then a mere figurehead in the town, imported armed guards to come to Macondo and distribute the voting ballots and enforce the vote in the town. There were two options when voting. Either you voted blue for Conservatives, or red for Liberals. The town, although completely oblivious to and uninterested in the dealings of the political struggle that was taking place around them, still managed to end up with about the same number of red and blue ballots. Pacity prevailed. However, the Magistrate secretly replaced some of the red ballots with blue ones in order to further his cause. Aureliano, the new leader of the town after his father went mad, saw the Magistrate do this and soon political unrest spread throughout the town.
This shows the inevitability of the evils of the world. There is no escaping them. They will find you even in the remotest part of a swamp.
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Your title is way more indie than mine.
ReplyDeletebut on a different note, can I borrow this book after you?