Lecture Notes, Gabriel Garcia
Marquez
Brief Bio:
Discussion Questions to Consider:
Discussion Quotes:
“It was an unavoidable stop in the election campaign he made every
four years” (2849).
“[H]e
the happiest of all until they told him, three months before, that he would be
dead forever by next Christmas” (2850).
“’We are
here for the purpose of defeating nature,’ he began, against all his
convictions” (2850).
“There
was a pattern to his circus” (2850).
“As he spoke his aides threw clusters of paper birds into the air and
the artificial creatures took on life, flew about the platform of planks, and
went out to sea” (2850-51).
“For the first time in twelve years, Nelson Farina didn’t go to greet
the senator” (2851).
“Nelson Farina had begged for his help in getting a false identity
card which would place him beyond the reach of the law” (2851).
“A short while later an aide of his brought a good pack donkey to the
woman’s house and on the rump it had a campaign slogan” (2852).
“The
senator was in the next room meeting with the important people of Rosal del Virrey, whom he had
gathered together in order to sing for them the truths he had left out of his
speeches” (2852).
“The
senator when on speaking with a control aided by the complicity of death”
(2853).
“Remember,
he remembered, that whether it’s you or someone else, it won’t be long before
you’ll be dead and it won’t be long before your name won’t even be left”
(2854).
“It’s good to be with someone when you’re so alone” (2855).
“Six
months and eleven days later he would die in that same position, debased and
repudiated because of the public scandal with Laura Farina and weeping with
rage at dying without her” (2855).
Sample Short Essay Answer
Questions:
Explain why you agree, agree in part, or disagree with the following
statements. Make sure you explain your answer, using textual evidence. You may
use your textbook to locate quotes; do not use any outside sources.