Active Reading: Chapter Five

ACTIVE READING: CHAPTER FIVE

Quotes
"Fuck nature two times over, and I've come to tell you not to bother going to ask Rebecca anything."
Jose Arcadio wants to marry Rebecca and is angry that Pietro Crespi is getting in his way of doing so.

Magical Realism
Jose Arcadio, after his return, tells of obviously embellished travels of his.

Themes
Love and death again, with Jose Arcadio returning and falling in love with Rebecca, and Crespi and Armaranta beginning to have sparks, and Remedios passing away after helping raise Aureliano's child with Ternera.

Character Development
Remedios passes away after showing much compassion in her young life, Jose Arcadio returns and falls in love with Rebecca, and Crespi returns to Italy to deal with his sick mother.

Summary
This is by far the craziest chapter yet. It is really a roller coaster ride, to say the least. Remedios passes away soon after her and Aureliano are married. The whole home is in deep sadness, and again Crespi and Rebecca cannot get married. During this time Jose Arcadio returns out of the blue, and he and Rebecca begin a love affair. During this time, Crespi and Aramanta become close again. A war breaks out in Macondo between the conservatives and the liberals, and Aureliano finally comes out of exile to side with the liberals; he is highly upset at his father-in-law's political affiliation.