One Hundred Years of Solitude II

Ok.. I loved what gypsyloo said! Great insight!! (about the ice compared to the Buendia family)And I cannot disagree more with stevie wonder ii (I hateee reading the previous blogs!)Ok.. So, so far Ursula continues to be the strongest character and she is also my favorite. (I can relate in various ways.) The way I see it, Ursula can be compared to Christianity. In being a Christian, you must be salt and light of this world; you cannot conform to the world; you must not let circumstances change your mind about your beliefs; and whatever happens, you must continue to hold your head high. Ursula in all aspects seems herself to be a Christian. From the beginning she did not conform to her husband's beliefs or ideas (thought she did give in to his begging... which can symbolize giving into temptation, which ultimately can lead to destruction...). Ursula was different from the rest of her family (salt and light); she cared enough for them to give her life (p13) and she sticks to her word. After her husband is tied to the tree, and her son and his wife (her niece/daughter… incest, gross I know) have a downfall, and she is caught in the middle of the war, Ursula continues to stand firm on her beliefs and not give in to the outsiders' peer pressure to want to change her (with Christianity it would be that non-Christians would try and change the minds of Christians, fall into peer pressure, and make them more like themselves.) How I see it is that others saw something good in the Buendia’s family and the outsiders wanted to destroy it. Eventually they did, but Ursula remained the dedicated to her beliefs she always was.