... political power. The revolutionary spirit of discontent also may have driven it, which naturally is critical of the status quo. Most importantly, with the emergence of the "Boom" writers of the 60s to the early 80s, three common conflicts developed in Latin American literature: good vs. evil, nature vs. urban progress, and civilization vs. barbarism. These themes are seen in Mario Vargas Llosa ... jobs. Macondo is a town without an economy; it is an agricultural community. Like many third-world countries, the town must purchase foreign goods with its raw materials. In this way Macondo b...

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