Isolation sometimes is necessary for introspection, for evaluating thoughts and whatever one has done in their life. An individual can find many answers just by living alone and in isolation for some time. In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Jose Arcadio Buendia and Jose Arcadio Segundo enter extreme solitude throughout the novel.
Jose Arcadio Buendía, one of the first Buendias, goes into solitude because he is constantly searching for the answers to everything. After the gypsies arrived in Macondo; “that spirit of social initiative disappeared in a short time, pulled away by the fever of magnets, the astronomical calculations, the dreams of transmutation, and the urge to discover the wonders of the world” (Marquez …show more content…
The strike leads to a massacre, resulting in the death of 3000 people (Marquez 306). Due to witnessing this brutal event in Macondo, Jose Arcadio Segundo becomes petrified. ”In Melquíades room, on the other hand, protected by the supernatural light, by the sound of the rain, by the feeling of being invisible, [Jose Arcadio Segundo] found repose that he had not had for one single instant during his previous life” (Marquez 312). Finally alone and in solitude, Jose Arcadio Segundo is able to be one with himself. However, during this time in isolation he becomes isolated from his family. “The rest of the family forgot about him, including Fernanda, who did not mind leaving him there” (Marquez 313). This loneliness and disconnection from his family and society is his own fault because he ultimately chose to lock himself away.
The members of the Buendia family, specifically Jose Arcadio Buendia and Jose Arcadio Segundo, enter solitude. However while some may view solitude negatively, isolation can be positive by allowing individuals to find themselves physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. Throughout the novel, Marquez uses the theme of recurring solitude to express that isolation is normal and many people will experience it during their
Jose Arcadio Buendía, one of the first Buendias, goes into solitude because he is constantly searching for the answers to everything. After the gypsies arrived in Macondo; “that spirit of social initiative disappeared in a short time, pulled away by the fever of magnets, the astronomical calculations, the dreams of transmutation, and the urge to discover the wonders of the world” (Marquez …show more content…
The strike leads to a massacre, resulting in the death of 3000 people (Marquez 306). Due to witnessing this brutal event in Macondo, Jose Arcadio Segundo becomes petrified. ”In Melquíades room, on the other hand, protected by the supernatural light, by the sound of the rain, by the feeling of being invisible, [Jose Arcadio Segundo] found repose that he had not had for one single instant during his previous life” (Marquez 312). Finally alone and in solitude, Jose Arcadio Segundo is able to be one with himself. However, during this time in isolation he becomes isolated from his family. “The rest of the family forgot about him, including Fernanda, who did not mind leaving him there” (Marquez 313). This loneliness and disconnection from his family and society is his own fault because he ultimately chose to lock himself away.
The members of the Buendia family, specifically Jose Arcadio Buendia and Jose Arcadio Segundo, enter solitude. However while some may view solitude negatively, isolation can be positive by allowing individuals to find themselves physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. Throughout the novel, Marquez uses the theme of recurring solitude to express that isolation is normal and many people will experience it during their