Phaedrus’s answer to “just finished and i didn't understand what's the special about it !!.. can any one explain ??..� > Likes and Comments
45 likes · Like
interesting view although i still can't like it.. As others said: not every thing is for every one ..
YES, exactlly, its a brilliant satire. BRILLIANT. Look at how many people fell for it. Its Brilliant
Yes. The clues are there if you look for them: Florentino is full of excrement on his first visit to the widowed Fermina. 622 affairs being 'idealistic love' is a clear joke. The fizzling of the affairs (the one with Sara Noriega in particular). The deadly consequences (one woman is murdered, the seduced schoolgirl commits suicide), directly linking cholera as a disease with Florentino's diseased thinking. The capstone is the use of the convention of journey in literature to show that the whole diseased mess ends in a boat stuck in a swamp, going nowhere, with a mostly impotent man and a senile, duped woman who simply wants a warm body with a side-serving of sexual arousal.
back to top
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Fatima
(new)
Oct 25, 2015 10:59AM
interesting view although i still can't like it.. As others said: not every thing is for every one ..
reply
|
flag
Fermentina like fermentation??? The name is Fermina (my translation as well as original) and that´s supposse to mean "strong" in spanish, which is exactly all the character is, a strong woman. I usually do not comment, but I could not pass that fermentation thing....
I don't think you got it. Perhaps that is to do with where you are in your life and experiences. No judgement.
YES, exactlly, its a brilliant satire. BRILLIANT. Look at how many people fell for it. Its Brilliant
Yes. The clues are there if you look for them: Florentino is full of excrement on his first visit to the widowed Fermina. 622 affairs being 'idealistic love' is a clear joke. The fizzling of the affairs (the one with Sara Noriega in particular). The deadly consequences (one woman is murdered, the seduced schoolgirl commits suicide), directly linking cholera as a disease with Florentino's diseased thinking. The capstone is the use of the convention of journey in literature to show that the whole diseased mess ends in a boat stuck in a swamp, going nowhere, with a mostly impotent man and a senile, duped woman who simply wants a warm body with a side-serving of sexual arousal.
