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... Marquez depicts this situation in the small, newly founded village of Macondo in 100 Years of Solitude. Similarly, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House exhibits these problems in a realistic marriage presenting real-life controversies. ... For example, in 100 Years of Solitude, Ursula Iguaran miraculously reverses the plagues brought to the small, isolated village of Macondo. ... Christ continues to clarify how in 100 Years of Solitude Marquez uses his characters to “extend beyond the ordinary and overcome what the reader at first presumes impossible” (Christ 232). ... For example, in 100 Years of Solitude, Jose’s wife, Ursula, begins to support the family through her pastry business, while Jose’s silversmith business fails due to his lack of effort. ... Moreover, Martin Esslin describes Ibsen’s writing as “drama that could be more than shallow laughter while he created his characters to inform the audience of incomprehensible tasks and secret motivations. ... First, in 100 Years of Solitude, Jose is happy while he observes Ursula maintaining tranquility among Macondo, yet he is soon left with his two feuding daughters. ... Bernard Shaw depicts Ibsen’s writing as “realistic situations tying in suspense and surprise” (Shaw 2). Shaw continues to explain how in A Doll’s House depicting this marriage could not be more realistic, yet Ibsen ties in Nora’s pride for herself in the end, adding suspense. ... In 100 Years of Solitude, after years of suffering, Macondo is returned to equilibrium. ... Epstein describes the characters in 100 Years of Solitude by stating, “First you are amazed the characters accomplish what they do, then you are amazed they keep it up for so long,” (Epstein 55).
Approximate Word count = 1235
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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