Active Reading: Chapter Six

ACTIVE READING: CHAPTER SIX

Quotes
"Don't be simple, Crespi. I wouldn't marry you even if I were dead."
Pietro Crespi asks Amaranta to marry him, and this is her response. She is still hurt that he spurned her in the past and is letting him know so. However, she does have a love for him still, but is more hurt than anything.

Magical Realism
Aureliano never won one battle as a colonel.

Themes
A good example of a theme in chapter six would be loss, dissapointment, or failure. This includes the liberals loss of the war, Arcadio being an unsuccessful dictator which leads to his execution, and the suicide death of Crespi after he is rejected by Amaranta.

Character Development
Aureliano as a military ruler, his son Arcadio as a dictator, and Amaranta as being somewhat cold hearted.

Summary
"Colonel" Buendia returns unsuccessful in war, as the Liberals lose greatly. His son, who served as dictator, Arcadio, is executed after the loss. Before this, however, he has three children. Pietro Crespi kills himself after he is rejected in marriage by Amaranta.