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colonial references in One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Jim Graziano February 9, 2007 EGL 396.01/Professor John Gomez/2nd Journal/One Hundred Years of Solitude Religion is often treated in this epic tale as fabulous sight gags or biting satire. There are three priests that are mentioned up to chapter 14 and I will give my impressions and interpretations of their meaning and significance in this book. The first priest that we encounter is Father Nicanor Reyna, brought out of the swamps or civilized world, as we see with people who are later brought in by the train. "Nica" is the prefix for Nicaragua, a Central American country with a tormented past. His arrival in Macondo coincides with that of Don Apolinar Mascote. We have the introduction of both politics and religion into this land untouched by these forms of European civilization. I'm going to compare his arrival to that of the first wave of colonialism and imperialism brought by the Europeans. His...
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