Page 165: "'You can't come in, colonel,' she told him. 'You may be in command of your war, but I'm in command of my house.'"
This is when Colonel Aureliano Buendia is obeying General Moncada's last wishes, but is turned away by his widow. I found this really meaningful because while this war is occurring, we realize that this is not everyone's war. The general's widow makes a bold stance by not allowing him into her home even though he's returning her husbands possessions. To me, it shows that she probably didn't believe in the war to start or thought that defying the colonel would show her true thoughts. The fact that she would not allow her husband's possessions returned shows her distaste for the war. It is something that other people are fighting, but still has a direct effect on her. Another important part was denying him access into her house. I feel like this shows her independence and probably the independence that many people had. Here is a colonel in this war that ended up killing her husband, but she still stands her ground and won't let this war "into her house." I think that this goes along really well with individuality and independence. There are all these outside forces at work around us, but we are still in charge of ourselves. Sometimes those forces affect our lives more than we would like, but it is important that we stick to ourselves and who we are. By not allowing Aureliano into her house she is standing up to all of the negatives and does let this man in charge of this war get his way.
No comments:
Post a Comment