These chapters are really depressing, they mark downfall of the Buendia famliy. With the loss of his animals Aureliano Segundo becomes poor with the rest of the family. Like in the Bible the great flood washed away all of Macondo's sins. The motif of isolation is emphaised once again. Aureliano II is locked away, Jose Arcadio Segundo hides from the army and Meme is send miles away from her famliy in a distant city.
The family is starting to die off. With the death of Amaranta, JAS and Aureliano the family is starting to weaken especially with Ursula bedridden. The condition of the Buendia house is a symbol of the deteriation of the family. Meme and Mauricio Babilonia represent the Archetype star crossed lovers, the paralysis of Mauricio and the removal of Meme is tragic. Macondo and the Buendia family will soon be forgotten.
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