In the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez used the motif of biblical references in order to outline the main theme of solitude in the novel. The characters Jose Arcadio Buendia, Ursula Iguaran, and Melquiades all had been symbolized by some kind of biblical character. These biblical references underline the reasons why it came to the downfall of some characters resembling the downfall of the whole Buendia family and Macondo.
Jose Arcadio Buendia represented God quite temporarily and then came to represent Eve. In the beginning, he had founded Macondo and was its leader, a very good leader that wanted the best for his village, "Jose Arcadio Buendia, who was the most enterprising man ever to be seen in the village, had set up the placement of the houses in such a way that from all of them one could reach the river and draw water with the same effort, and he had like up the streets with suck good sense that no house hot more sun ." (p.9) Then there was Jose's personality. He had a tendency to always want to learn something new. He was curious of everything. Eve was also curious and had a little "quest for knowledge" as she took a bite of an apple off the Tree of Knowledge. Jose Arcadio Buendia's mistake was also his ample curiosity. He has led himself to his own downfall just as Eve had done, also, foreshadowing the downfall of someone or something else.
However, Ursula Iguaran, representing Adam, was a character who had a different kind of downfall. Adam was the one who had tried to do what's right and had stronger qualities such as character. Ursula Iguaran wanted the best for what she had started and not have it come to a downfall. She was there from the beginning. "Active, small, severe, that woman of unbreakable nerves who at no moment in her life had been heard to sing seemed to be everywhere- (p.9) Quite simply, Ursula was like the man. She was the one who had to take charge and run everything after Jose's downfall.
Experiencing solitude in the garden helps you find yourself. ... Once upon a time there was Innocence in the garden - but not solitude, we will return to it later. ... Later - a reference to Ovid's Metamorphoses. ... On the other hand, this fall may be the reference to the biblical Fall - the author could be afraid of losing his garden. ... Reference to Genesis, where God makes a helpmeet for Adam. ...
I deem this depiction portrays the fixation of solitude. ... I assume the portrait is one of biblical reference due to the title; yet it seems as if they are doing all they can to avoid being alone. ... Whether solitude clings to us and is covered by many loves we choose to experience, or just a state of mind that comes and goes as it pleases, it will always be in the midst of someone's fear, and in the back of somebody's mind. ...
The water represents baptism, or a cleansing of sins, while the seven pine trees are a reference to the seven deadly sins. Throughout Tom Outland's story, there are many biblical references. ... The actual discovery of the cliff city occurred on Christmas day, which is an obvious biblical reference. ... Two more parallels can be traced back to the biblical times of Adam and Eve. ... "But now he thought of eternal solitude with gratefulness; as a release from every obligation, from every form of effort. ...
Swift was actually making reference to the lack of Sanitation within his own people, like using the Thames River as a source for drinking water and septic tank. ... I think that the author is trying to express to the reader that a person is a perfect organism in solitude; people are what corrupts a person. ... Pope also makes several religious references, which I find interesting, because they are not specific to Christianity. ...
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