Love in the Time of Cholera is García Márquez's masterpiece and a classic of Latin American magical realist literature. With its unique narrative style and deep humanistic care, this ** reveals the realistic and historical background of Colombian society. Through the description of the life experiences of a pair of lovers, Márquez shows how people pursue love, life and bread, and how these pursuits affect their fate.
When reading this **, we can't help but ask: When people reach middle age, is bread more important than love?
The protagonist of the story, Florentino Arisa, was obsessed with Fermina Daza when he was young and wrote her a large number of love letters. However, due to differences in social status and various obstacles, their love has never been satisfied. It was only after Florentino became a telegraph operator and became financially powerful that he was able to correspond with Fermina and eventually confess to her. At this time, Fermina's husband had passed away, and she was willing to accept Florentino's love.
In this story, we can see that when Florentino was a poor young man, he was unable to get a response from Fermina, despite his deep love for her. His love is so humble and powerless that he can't even provide Fermina with the most basic living security. And when he became a financially powerful person, he really got Fermina's love. This can't help but make us think: in the real society, is it only possible to have true love if you have enough bread?
Of course, we cannot deny the importance of love. In the story, when Florentino finally gets Fermina's love, he discovers that he is no longer young. He struggled hard for love during the ** period of his life, but after getting love, he found that his youth had passed. This makes us understand that love, while not the whole of life, is a precious life experience. It can make our lives richer and more meaningful.
However, life in reality is not all smooth sailing. We often have to choose between love and bread. Sometimes, for the sake of survival and future considerations, we have to give up love in favor of bread. It's not that we don't love each other, it's because we want to create better living conditions for each other. This choice, while painful, is a sign of maturity.
For Florentino and Fermina, their love has been tried and tempered for a long time. In their middle age, they finally came together. Although their youth is no longer at this time, their love has become deeper and more sincere. They no longer bother with the trivialities of life, but cherish each other's presence even more. This kind of love transcends material limitations and becomes a pure spiritual sustenance.
In Love in the Time of Cholera, Márquez does not simply answer the question of "bread or love". Through the experiences of Florentino and Fermina, he tells us that we have different needs for love and bread at different stages of life. Sometimes, we need to fight hard to survive;Sometimes, we need to be brave enough to pursue love;Sometimes, we need to combine love and bread to create a better future together.
In short, "Love in the Time of Cholera" is a work that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It makes us re-examine the relationship between love and bread. On the road of life, we may encounter many difficulties and multiple choices, but as long as we stick to our beliefs and cherish each other's existence, we can find our own happiness.
Billed as the greatest love ever seen**, Love in the Time of Cholera tells the half-century-long love story of Florentino and Fermina.
Florentino never married, but he had 622 lovers and no more than 25 records, young girls, married women, white girls, black women, Florentino's adventures were amazing.
Another interpretation is that Florentino's abusive feelings are forgivable, and the fundamental reason is that, apart from Fermina, Florentino's women are not in a vicarious relationship.
The persistence of the only true love and the irresponsibility for other women are two emotions that coexist in the male protagonist, except for the two periods when he first met Fermina and finally fell in love with Fermina again, for 51 years, 9 months and 4 days, the male protagonist has been in a state of "spiritual separation".
Love in the Time of Cholera", whether it is an encyclopedia of love, it is a matter of wisdom.
But in the book, Márquez still writes about the ultimate look of love in my eyes, love can be chaotic and distorted, can be plundered, insulted and damaged, but as long as you believe enough, love can still contain everything and overcome everything.
Even if you are old and helpless, you can be forever young at a certain moment.
As stated in the New Testament. A well-known proverb from 1 Corinthians:
There is faith, hope, and love that exists today, and the greatest of them is love.
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