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 and ... best for his village, "Jose Arcadio Buendia, who was the most enterprising man ever to be seen in the village, had set up the placement of the houses...

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... he and his wife had separated. He always emphasized the need to come to terms with the continents' multi-racial identity and the importance of teaching the history of America all the way from the Incas to now. Gabriel Garcí Márquez was a Latin-American journalist, novelist and story writer ... him and he was raised by his grandparents. He later wrote about Bolívar and his last journey down the Magdelena River. One Hundred Years of Solitude was the most popular work of Magic Realism. Garcí said that he tries to tap the magic in commonplace events. Ruben Dario was born on January 18...

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