Chapters 12-13 Reflection

Macondo is definately going downhill in these two chapters. Ursula is bind and CAB dies leaving the next generation to terrorize the family. Forigners like Mr. Brown crowd the Buendia home forcing CAB to hide in his workshop until his death. Macondo became a dangerous place because of all the shady people arriving on the train. The train is symbolizes evil because of all the bad things that came off of it. I think that Remedios is a total freak because of her odd habits and reminds me of Rebecca before she left. I think it was kinda funny that everyone that tries to get with her dies. She has and aura of karma that rubs off on anyone who touches her. I think Mr. Brown is ruining Macondo. His new town across the river ruins JAB's vision of equality for the people of his village. The fact that Mr.Brown builds a wall right next to JAB's grave reinforces this idea.

Ursula is the most outstanding member of the Buendia family because she takes care of everyone even when she is bind. I think it is amazing that she can use intuition and smell to find her way around. The theme of repitition is reinforced by this because she knows what everyone is doing because they do the same things every day. Amaranta is still lonely and makes a shroud that she weaves and unweaves every night which is an allusion to Odysseous' wife in the Odessy. Another funny section was when Aureliano Segundo has an eating conest with the elephant. I kinda wish he died because of the way he treats Fernanda who is much like Ursula when it comes to taking care of her famliy.