In the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez used the motif of biblical references in order to outline the main theme of solitude in the novel. The characters Jose Arcadio Buendia, Ursula Iguaran, and Melquiades all had been symbolized by some kind of biblical character. These biblical references underline the reasons why it came to the downfall of some characters resembling the downfall of the whole Buendia family ... as character. Ursula Iguaran wanted the best for what she had started and not have it come to a downfall. She was there from the beginning. "Active, smal...

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... where violence and cruelty seem to be the leading thoughts. These novels are The Autumn of The Patriarch and The General in His Labyrinth. The Autumn of The Patriarch was written in 1975. This book is about a tyrant who leaves 232 years. The format of the story is a bunch of anecdotes, which are told by a narrator whose identity is not revealed. These anecdotes are not ... the power that he desires. Thereafter the Patriarch celebrates his hundred year in power. This event makes the character realize the state of solitude that he has after the death of his so-called family. This feeling ...

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