Blog 8

"Aureliano Segundo, on the other hand, could not contain his happiness over the avalanche of foreigners. The house was suddenly filled with unknown guests, with invincible and worldly carousers..." "Fernando had to swallow her scruples and treat guests of the worst sort like kings as they muddied the porch with their boots, urinated in the garden, laid their mats down anywhere for their siesta, and spoke without regard for the sensitivities of ladies or their proper behavior of gentlemen." (Marquez, 228)



When reading this book I see similarities to Darren Aronofsky's film Mother! in the chaotic nature of the film. Like the movie the book has many confusing plots and can be hard to keep up with at times. Jennifer Lawrence plays a wife who lives with her husband in a tranquil home in the middle of nowhere then throughout the film uninvited people come from all over and create a chaotic environment. The husband was a once famous writer who is obsessed with creating a piece of work that is regarded as his masterpiece. The husband reminds me of  Aureliano Segundo who is obsessed with finding the new world and connecting Macondo with the outside world, but instead it creates chaos and disruption that can be irreparable to the once tranquil town like it did for Jennifer Lawrence's character. Like the Jennifer Lawrence's character Fernanda has to deal with the fallout from this disruption. They both also display a homage to magical realism because there are many instances of Mother! that are unrealistic while at the same time have a hint of realism to it. For example, Jennifer Lawrence's character is expecting a baby and she becomes huge within a few days and has the baby in a week and nobody questions it except the viewer. Another instance is when all the visitors are in their beautiful home and they begin ripping the house apart, literally, and the husband allows it while Jennifer Lawrence is on the brink of madness kind of like Fernando when the house is overrun by strangers.