When I think of a labyrinth, it coincided with my thoughts of being alone. I picture the journey into a labyrinth as a solo journey. A spiritual journey even, as was mentioned in class. Perhaps this journey even mimics that of life. I would imagine walking through a labyrinth to symbolize walking through life. You end where you began...ashes to ashes and all that jazz... You can only move forward, to progress...what's the point in regrets, when you can't change what happens... You live it alone...you have to work things out with you. You are the author of your fairytale/nightmare. Since last week's discussion on solitude, I cannot help but notice the solitude of each character in the book. Each character is experiencing solitude in some way. Some characters, like Amaranta and Colonel Aureliano, embrace it, while some, Fernanda and Petra, reject it. Solitude can represent safety and control, but it can also represent loneliness and the fact that no one wants to be around you. Whether or not solitude is self-imposed or forced, makes a huge difference. This may be what the title means. One hundred years...the time span of the novel...of solitude...the different kinds of solitude that exist within the one-hundred year chronicling of the Buendia family.
Maybe.
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