Melquiades in 100 years of Sol

Title: Melquiades in 100 years of Sol
Category: Literature / English | Words: 524 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)

Melquiades in 100 years of Sol

In Marquez¡¯ One Hundred Years of Solitude, only a few characters are mentioned now and then throughout the novel, and one of them happens to be Melquiades. Although he is only a secondary character, he holds key in which the Buendias are accursed to the family¡¯s tragic destiny. Melquiades moves in and out, either offers assistance or creates barriers to their understanding of their fate. His constant active involvement with the Buendias reinforces their …showed first 75 words of 524 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 524 total…has his irreplaceable role in this novel. Not only he indirectly serves to fulfill the Buendias predestined curse; he also increases significantly on the magic realism of the novel. He proves the Buendias¡¯ tragic fate as well as makes the novel more interesting to read. Throughout his active intervention with the family, there is enough reason to believe that ¡°races condemned to one hundred years of solitude did not have a second opportunity on earth.¡±

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