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The Inevitable Fate in One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Book Report Competition Title: One Hundred Years of Solitude Author: Garcia Marquez Publisher: Penguin Name: Li Terence H Class: 4D Class number: 20 The Inevitable Fate in One Hundred Years of Solitude A sense of fantasy infuses the opening pages of One Hundred Years of Solitude. In Macondo, a small town in an unnamed region of South America, there is, seemingly, magic in everything. It is described as a place on no map, lying outside civilization, behind mountains that lead to the ancient city of Riohacha, a place that many years ago was home to the Buendia ancestors. For years, the town has no contact with the outside world, except for the gypsies who occasionally visit, introducing a host of fabulous things - flying carpets, magnets, daguerreotypes, ice, telescopes, and so on. We are introduced to Melquiades, the leader of the gypsies. He is in a constant struggle with death, having survived countless potentially fatal diseases. He dies,...
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