Reflective Blog for Chapters 14-17

Fernanda reminds me of an evil stepmother. She is mean to Meme, yet she is nice to her younger child, Amaranta Ursula, who is "mischievous and sickly". I think that she regrets killing Mauricio and sending Meme away, since she is isolated from everyone for the rest of her life. I actually think that Fernanda cares a little bit foor Meme since she feeds her, but she just doesn't know how to express it well. It was really intersting how Mauricio had personal butterflies following him. Who wouldn't fall in love with someone like that?! I want to know why Fernanda didnt like Mauricio. It was illogical that Amaranta didn't like Rebeca. Rebeca was always nice to her. Because of Amaranta's illogical bitterness she dies before Rebeca.
I was amazed by the massacre of 3000 people in the Banana plantations. It shows that all massacres are ignorant and don't help any situation. Even if the government told the people I really doubt that they would do anything about it. (Maybe Jose Arcadio Segundo and Ursula woudl do something.)
The rain for four years was very revealing of the character of the Macondon people. They stay inside their houses for the whole of that time. Personally, I would find a way to keep living my life. I wouldn't become idle like Fernanda. She lets her house become unkept. How can they survive without going outside, anyway? Don't they need to farm? This is an example of isolation.
It is amazing how Ursula is still alive after more than 120 years.
It is interesting how Gabriel Garcia Marques mostly talks about the social aspects of the lives of the people in Macondo and not about how their economy is proceeding and if they have any discoveries or technological advances. Is that all they worry about, their social lives? It is very apharent that the town of Macondo will die very soon. But, I'm not really sad, since most of the interesting people have died. No one really takes control of their lives or the direction in which their town is going, so I don't think they deserve to live...
Ursula is the only one who realizes the tragic flaw of her people. Jose Arcadio Segundo is the only one who tries to help the town. Unfortunately, like everyone else, he goes crazy too.