Abstract
This paper uses the author's tones in "Anna Karenina" and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" to compare Leo Tolstoy's and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's cynical tone towards society. Both authors use satire and irony to criticize the corruption of society and the institution of marriage. The paper shows that Tolstoy focuses on his disapproval of the upper-class aristocracy, while Garcia Marquez satirizes society in general. Tolstoy does not present the aristocracy with much honor or morals, unlike Garcia Marquez who uses a town that, although is corrupted, still has a strong moral back bone.

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"Tolstoy and Garcia Marquez also differ in the amount of honor and morals that their characters contain. Tolstoy's mocking tone towards society is displayed when he is describing society's view towards adultery. Vronsky thinks of "the position of a man pursuing a married woman, and, regardless of everything, staking his life on drawing her into adultery, has something fine and grand about it, and can never be ridiculous" (Tolstoy 117). Adultery is not a fine or grand act; it is a sin that defies the purity of marriage. Tolstoy uses society's indifference towards adultery as a way to create irony because society permits adultery, as long as it does not break apart a family. Once Anna leaves her husband for Vronsky, society rejects her. Tolstoy displays how society approves of adultery as long as it does not disrupt the social arrangements of marriage."

Tags:Oblonsky, Santiago, Nasar, Kitty

Abstract
Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his works are inextricably linked to a style of literature known as magical realism, which is a type of literature that is usually characterized by elements of the fantastic woven into the story with a serious presentation. This paper examines how Garcia Marquez uses this element in his works, such as in "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Leaf Storm".

From the Paper
"In his 1955 book, "Leaf Storm," Marquez set a new direction to Colombian literature by experimenting with linear time (Cohn). He suspended the forward movement of time through the experiences of the individual characters and of the town itself (Cohn). His use of time reduplicates at the level of form the historical and social situations in a town where the flow of time is no longer significant."

Tags:fantasy, spiritualism, devil, demon

Abstract
This paper explains that the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who received a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, demonstrate a unique combination of fantasy and reality. His beloved Columbia is mentioned in almost all his works. The author relates that his book, "One Hundred Years of Solitude," which is about the ghost and spirits that used to haunt his grandmother, is based on the author's own childhood experiences in his home with his grandparents in Aracataca. The paper relates that, in "News of a Kidnapping," Marquez describes the ordeal of the kidnappings and the captivity of ten individuals, including the trauma suffered by the parents and the caretakers of these people and the efforts undertaken by them to free their children from the captors.

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"Maruja Pachon de Villamizar was a friend of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. She had been kidnapped from her home in Columbia by a group of terrorists and extremists. When Maruja and Alberto Villamizar approached the author in the year 1993 to request him to write a book on the ordeal that had been undergone by Maruja during the abduction, Gabriel Marquez decided to take up the challenge. When he started his research, however, he discovered that there had been nine other abductions of the same kind at the same time, in Columbia. This was when he decided that this particular kidnapping could not be treated as one single episode and separated from the others. Therefore, he decided, he would research all the ten abductions that had taken place, and then write his story. This is the background of the book 'News of a Kidnapping'."

Tags:nobel, reality, fantsy, ghost, kidnapping

Abstract
Every life experience alters a person in some way. The things occurring during a lifetime thus influences all aspects of life, including work and leisure. This is especially true in the life of a writer. The case of the writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez is no exception. This paper discusses Marquez's life and geographic location to determine the effect of these elements on his works. Works discussed include "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", and "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings".

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"Colombia, while officially an independent state, has unfortunately followed the trend in many such independent states. Internal conflict has played a prominent role in the state's political difficulties. This conflict currently manifests itself in the form of the Liberal and Conservative parties, founded in 1849. Politics influences much of Marquez's writing, and these two parties form a prominent part of his stories. His readers gain insight into Latin American politics by way of Marquez's understanding of the two repressive and corrupt political parties.

Geographically the country is also divided. The two regional groups include the costeos, from the Coastal Caribbean, and the cachacos, from the central highland. These groups are divided not only by their geographical associations, but also by their way of living and their occasional disdain of each other. The costeos with their more informal habits, such as racial mixing, superstition, and generally "primitive" outlook are juxtaposed with the generally more formal cachacos. The latter are proud of their racial purity and their advanced learning. Marquez has placed himself in the former group, finding it useful for his development as a writer."

Tags:hundred, years, solitude, chronicle, death, foretold, very, old, man, enormous, wings

Abstract
This paper explains that the clash of modernization and superstition is repeatedly seen in Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" through magical realism, wars and the repetitive nature of time. The paper reviews the novel, which is written through the stories of many different characters, who portray the reality of pre-industrialized Latin America during a period of a civil war and concludes that, while education and advanced technology exist and information is plentiful, wars are still present. Therefore, it is not the lack of technology or information that leads to conflict but rather human nature and emotions, whether in a world of magic or reality.

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"Marquez does an amazing job showing how while events that take place, personal events can mask the reality of bigger events. Characters in the book often experience love, affection, and jealousy. These emotions often mask the reality of the big picture. Showing the change in modernization of the town through the perspective of different characters simply brings forth reality of a situation. Every character first has his or her own problems and issues. While some heavily get involved in the war, lead rebel groups and so on, others are concerned with their issues. "

Tags:superstition, family, conflicts, emotions, history

Abstract
This paper explains that in Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" Santiago Nasar's is killed by the hands of Angela Vicario's two brothers who accuse him of having dishonored their sister. The author points out that the murder of Santiago Nasar is a symbol of mid-20th century Latin American moral values, culture and gender roles in the sense that the events that occur in the small Colombian coastal town are representative to the entire Colombian society. The paper relates that, through the literary technique of foreshadowing, the narrator tries to convince his readers that Santiago's fate dictates his death.

From the Paper
"In Latin American society, honor is taken very seriously as it is an integral part of local culture. In this sense, honor is the fundamental moral value that must be kept intact. Once harmed, someone's honor must be avenged irrespective of what this implies because without the trait of honor, any man is lost and seen as an outcast in Latin American society. Consequently, in Marquez's novel, all of the characters are shaped and deeply influenced by this powerful moral value. It is somewhat ironical that defending honor as the supreme moral virtue does not rule out murder."

Tags:virginity, honor, women, guilt, fate, narrator

Abstract
The paper states that although "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" is a true story and is told in a non-linear fashion, it reads like a detective story, by combining interviews written in a narrative, journalistic style. The paper describes the plot of the book: Rigid codes of honor can bring about an innocent man's death and drive two peaceful brothers to murder while the whole town watches and decides to do nothing. The paper's author compares this book to others written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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"There is little mention in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" of the Columbian civil wars and other historical political events that were the backdrop of novels like "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "Leaf Storm" and "In Evil Hour". "Chronicle", however, is also based on a real event. In 1951, Garcia Marquez's childhood friend Cayetano Gentile was hacked to death by two brothers bent on restoring their sister's honor. The crime had a lasting impact on the young journalist and eventually served as the catalyst for "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"."

Tags:detective, story, machismo, South, America

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This paper discusses Colombian situation by mentioning Benedict Anderson's work, "Imagined Communities". It then examines how Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" creates a myth of Colombian history and how its magical realism expresses Latin American collective consciousness.

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"Marquez has long expressed an aim to write what he refers to as 'the true history of Colombia'. One Hundred Years of Solitude may not have any factual basis, although it does contain fictionalized versions of actual historical events, but it is a response to the inadequacy of official history and a myth of the history of Colombia. It begins with the founding of an Eden-like Macondo in an innocent and 'magical' time and follows its progression through the stories of various generations of the Buendias till its eventual destruction by a great wind. It is a myth of evolution, of progress, and of the loss of innocence of a whole society. It begins in an era where magic is possible, and follows the loss of this magic to science and technology. "

Tags:realism, solitude, hundred, years

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This paper is on the subject of Gabriel Garcia Marquez work titled "The Autumn of the Patriarch", and a novel by Ralph Waldo Ellison titled "Invisible Man". In many respects, both works are autobiographical. However, it can be said at the same time that the names and the places of the individuals involved, have changed within the content in question. Further, it can also be said that both works are highly 'stylised'. The focus of this paper will be directed toward connecting their biographies with the novels in question.

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"In his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez has the town of Macondo serve as a symbolic representation of Colombia, the author's own country. This is a novel with a broad view of human nature, using the landscape of a town and its history as background. The novel tells the history of the town of Macondo and details that history through six generations of the descendants of the founder of the town, Jos? Arcadio Buendia. This history is also a history of national decline, and Marquez extends the metaphor of Macondo not only to Colombia but to the world as a whole. He accomplishes this in a novel making use of fantastic elements told in a matter-of-fact way that helps the reader accept them and that connects them more firmly to the real world, and Marquez uses the technique of foreshadowing to link periods in the history of Macondo and to ... "