Active Reading---Week 2 Themes

Themes Chp. 7-10
Chp.7
There is also some fatalities for the family and death is hanging heavily on their souls. The ones who fear for the people who did or will die are Ursula and Rebeca. So along with death is the scent of fear for each of the people in thier lives. Solitude of people who once lived a normal live also comes and plagues them with problems to want to go on after what they have lost. Escaping is not something that they are thinking about doing right now.

Chp.8
In the chapter some of the most apparent themes are change and unrequited love. Aureliano Jose is deathly in love with Amaranta, but she won't give it back to him. Amaranta doesn't want his drama anymore or the problem of being with him and he eventually realizes that this won't happen and gives up. Colonel Aureliano becomes a tryant and someone who is on a crazy mission to destroy everything in life. He actually changes back the man he was and makes his life of solitude a mission instead of ruining lives.

Chp.9
People begin to give up on life and the meaning of it to everyone else. Nothing is worth fighting for anymore and the town must suffer for all of it and nobody understands why. Amaranta doesn't want to try to find happiness anymore and just leaves it alone. Colonel tries to kill himself to get away from it all and doesn't even try anymore to stick it out.

Chp.10
Change of people and all their actinos is the main theme here in this chapter.