One Hundred Years of Solitude Study Guide

Study guide for One Hundred Years of Solitude book by Gabriel García Márquez. Includes quick biographical information about the author IF it connects to the meaning of the work, Publication Date and any important things historically IF it connect to the meaning of the work, Time/Setting of the Novel/Play, Summary of Text, Major Themes (minimum 3 themes) in the text and discussion of how each theme connects back to interpretations of the work as a whole, Major Characters (minimum 3 characters) and Character Shifts/Development (think Freytag’s Pyramid), Symbols (2-3 symbols) and connect back to interpretations of the work as a whole, Motifs and/or Allusions (2-3 motifs and/or allusions) and connect back to interpretations of the work as a whole, Author’s Style (noteworthy patterns [figurative language, diction, sentence structure, imagery etc], structure of play/text [ie. frame story, coming age/bildungsroman etc.) and how it connects to interpretations of the work as a whole, Significance of Narrator’s point of view and how it creates significance to interpretations of the work as a whole, and 4 Important Quotes and address how you think they connect back to interpretations of the work as a whole.