The society in the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is a patriarchal society. In a patriarchal society, women play a vital role to maintain the community and families. This role is displayed in the actions of Ursula, Santa Sofía de la Piedad, and Fernanda. Ursula is a perfect example of this vital role, throughout the story she works to maintain the community and her family. Her role in her family is to try and preserve the family and the house. When Jose Arcadio Buendia isolates himself in his lab Ursula steps up to care for the entire family. She not only took care of her children without Jose Buendia’s help, she raised many of her children’s children.
In her husband’s, José Arcadio Buendía, pursuit of knowledge he often jeopardizes the family, causing Ursula to intervene for her family’s sake. In order to preserve her family Ursula often resorts to manipulation, using her influence over others to achieve this goal. When, during one of his quests for truth, José Arcadio Buendía threatens the family financially. First by selling the animals Ursula …show more content…
She is rarely talked about/refered to and when she is mentioned it is almost always about her bringing someone food or cleaning something or caring for someone. She doesn’t have the tenacious drive like Ursula. But her role is still as vital. Her vitality is shown when she leaves after growing tired of trying to keep the house going. Her importance and the effects of her absence are seen immediately when Fernanda burns herself trying to light a fire. Santa Sofía de la Piedad used to light the fire and get breakfast and coffee prepared for Fernanda and Aureliano. Without her there to do that Aureliano has to light fires and make breakfast for Fernanda, who never had to light her own fire before.(Marquez
In her husband’s, José Arcadio Buendía, pursuit of knowledge he often jeopardizes the family, causing Ursula to intervene for her family’s sake. In order to preserve her family Ursula often resorts to manipulation, using her influence over others to achieve this goal. When, during one of his quests for truth, José Arcadio Buendía threatens the family financially. First by selling the animals Ursula …show more content…
She is rarely talked about/refered to and when she is mentioned it is almost always about her bringing someone food or cleaning something or caring for someone. She doesn’t have the tenacious drive like Ursula. But her role is still as vital. Her vitality is shown when she leaves after growing tired of trying to keep the house going. Her importance and the effects of her absence are seen immediately when Fernanda burns herself trying to light a fire. Santa Sofía de la Piedad used to light the fire and get breakfast and coffee prepared for Fernanda and Aureliano. Without her there to do that Aureliano has to light fires and make breakfast for Fernanda, who never had to light her own fire before.(Marquez