Active Reading: Chapter Sixteen

ACTIVE READING: CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Quotes
"Please shut up."
This is Aureliano Segundo, who is becoming totally sick of hearing Fernanda del Carpia's voice. He cannot take her bickering anymore, and she retorts, "I don't have any reason to shut up, anyone who doesn't want to listen to me can go someplace else."

Magical Realism
The extreme rain storm that is still going on in Macondo. It is slowly but surely destroying almost everything in the town, causing great floods that are bringing high rates of death and damage. For instance, Aureliano Segundo's and Petra Coates's animals have all perished in the floods.

Themes
Disaster. The flood has crippled Macondo, as any huge disaster does in real life.

Character Development
Ursula declines even more so than before, and Aureliano Segundo finally starts to show much Fernanda del Carpia irritates him. He becomes very explosive and angry with her.

Summary
Since the treacherous storm is still going on, Aureliano Segundo makes the most out of his time by spending time with the children of the home. Ursula is near incoherence and is basically just around to tell the children stories of their ancestors. The storm takes it's toll on everyone, especially Aureliano Segundo who loses all of his livestock. The storm finally ends, and the entire town is starting to decline as a result of the destruction the storm has left.