"The beasts of prey are all alone, and the cattle and sheep are in herds. "It is a sentence published by Mr. Lu Xun in "Mangyuan", the purpose of the article is to satirize the rulers of the feudal period, if we first put down the background and understand it literally, it is another truth. The Xi of residence due to the differences between races in the sentence project the abandonment of unsuitable social circles for the sake of the uniqueness we recognize, and the companionship of loneliness.
When I first read Mr. Márquez's book One Hundred Years of Solitude, I thought it was obscure and awkward, and one of the reasons for this was because of the names of people who were almost identical.
Compared to Jose Alcatio Buendia, José Alcatio and Alcatio it seems that there is only one less difference between the compound surnames, and then laterDuplication of names. It seems like it's a cycle of fate, which is also confirmed in the name. The two examples of inappropriate relationships in the family are Amaranta and Aureliano, Amaranda Ursula and Aureliano Buendia, and the almost identical names and relationships that have occurred seem to prove the cycle of family fate.
100 yearsThe seemingly separated seven generations seem to be one again, connected by name and fate. The first time I read this book, it was really satisfying to distinguish what the author wanted to express, but I was attracted by the heavy atmosphere in the text, and then I heard and understood that this was a satirical feudal allegory, and finally understood the moral of creation and the corresponding social phenomenon.
The seven generations have their own characteristics and talents, but everyone has their own misfortune in fate, everyone is fighting for their own fate, but it is difficult to escape the arrangement of fate, just like the civil strife in the society in which the author lives, it is difficult to escape the mercy of fate if they do not help each other to reach an agreement from the inside.
The longest-lived in the text is the grandmother of the family, who lived for more than 70 yearsOther male members are always exposed to accidents or tragic life impacts. He is like a lone person in the country, persevering, and has a bystander attitude towards all developments"The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city is deep in spring"After all, he will only face the decline of the family and give birth"Monster with a long tail", so that the family completely disappeared in a gust of wind.
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a work in the style of magical realism, written about the ups and downs of the Macondo family, but in fact it isIt reflects the internal and external troubles of Latin America in which Márquez lived。During this period, Latin America has been facing the external danger of colonialism forced by colonialism, low internal social security, high crime rate among the people, and has been under bureaucratic oppression.
Prosperity once appeared in Latin America, allowing Latinos to experience the convenience and comfort of technology, which greatly improved people's living standards, but after all, it was short-lived.
Just like in the sixth episode of Rick and Morty Season 2, the scientist Rick brought an electric power generator to the miniature world only to make 80% of the world's electricity available to him to start the car. People who don't know the truth there regard Rick as a friendly alien friend, because they have enjoyed the convenience of technology because of Rick, and they have entered the electric age from primitive society, but as those who know the truth, is this a friend and a gift from a colonist?This is only two-tenths of what should have been enjoyed by the common civilization of mankind.
Just as Thanksgiving Day is now Thanksgiving, we will look back in history and find that the essence of this holiday is not worth proclaiming, the story of a group of foreigners who killed the natives who hospitted them warmly, and occupied their land, is a story of revenge, which is a true story of American colonial land.
The magnitude of the problems faced by Latin America is no less serious than that of the above two cases, Macondo learned of the power of alchemy in the outside world, and the internal security of Latin America is difficult to guarantee, and the Macondo Buendía family members have a rare harmony with each other, which finally led to the extinction of the family. Latin America would not have ended as described in this article if all the people worked together to weave many lines of force into an indestructible line of forceIn a gust of wind, the family officially came to an end, and this is the relevance of Mr. Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" to Latin America.
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" is an extremely rich book, so many people who pursue reading speed will soon find themselves confused with the characters and plot, and they don't know what to do. Classics should be tasteful, good sentences should be pondered slowly, and this book is suitable for close reading, suitable for repeated reading.
Read"One Hundred Years of Solitude".Don't use our current concepts and our own values to understand the characters in the book, but interpret them in combination with the century-old history of Latin America, the life story of the author, and the thoughts of the characters in the book. Bring yourself into it, and when you encounter a plot you don't understand, observe rather than comment directly, such as Amaranta's story, and think about why she hates and why she refuses to propose marriage twice in combination with her character, rather than commenting directly on her. This will help us to understand and deepen our understanding rather than just focusing on the story in the book.
I hope that every friend who has read "One Hundred Years of Solitude" can face up to the loneliness, gain self-inner awakening, and finally lead to a bright road to life, as Márquez said in his autobiography:
"I've been young, down, happy, and I've always had a deep love for life. ”
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a book that we should not miss, and it takes a lot of time and effort to savor it carefully. At the same time, today's article is only a little insight, and it can only play a guiding role in reading and understanding this book.
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