Active Reading Chapter 13

Jose Arcadio has started his papal education a is leaving for seminary school. Ursula's age is starting show. Her vision has become all but gone, however her other senses have heightened to immensely. She also seems to have obtain the power perceive things that aren't accessible to the main senses. Ursula hides her debilitation from the others so she will not be labeled as useless, but Ursula has some how obtain the power of absolute understanding.

Jose Arcadio leaves shortly for seminary school, oddly Colonel Aureliano did not support him going to the school. Reneta "Meme" Remedios leaves for school also. Ursula starts to step down from her usually responsibilities and Fernanda steps up. Since Fernanda takes control "there were radical changes in the traditional sense of hospitality because at that time it was Fernanda who imposed her rules." Fernanda is incredible strict, even imposing her rules on guest. Her one biggest rule was that the banana company have nothing to do with their household. So when Jose Arcadio Segundo takes a job at the banana plantation he is promptly kicked out of the house. Her strict rules leads Aureliano Segundo to leave the house and live with Petra, where he has fiesta in celebration of his liberation. He even has a eating competition with a girl named the "Elephant".

The house has become empty, once full of life, is empty and cold. Fernanda reverts to her old ways of weaving to pass the time ans Coonel Aureliano has started making golden fish again. Meme returns from school for a visit, Fernanda and Aureliano Segundo have an agreement to at like a couple for Meme's sake. On Meme's third visit she brings her whole school with her, without warning her mother.

Jose Arcadio Segundo (JAS) returns to the house, without Fernanda knowing, he visits Colonel Aureliano. Ursula tells him to take Colonel Aureliano out of the house since he had not left in a while. He refused to leave, he only left the house to urinate on the chestnut tree. One day a parade goes to through the town. The Colonel goes to urinate by the tree and then "he pulled his head in between his shoulders like a baby chick and remained motionless with his forehead against the trunk of the chestnut tree. The family did not find him until the following day at eleven o’clock in the morning when Santa Sofía de la Piedad went to throw out the garbage in back and her attention was attracted by the descending vultures."

Magical Realism: When Petra has sex the animals follow suit. Ursula becoming almost super human when she becomes blind.

Theme: The chapter focuses on in with the new out with the old. With Colonel Aureliano's death the new generation takes complete control.

Character Development: Fernanda becoming the new matriarch. Ursula is no longer in power, the Colonel is death. Aureliano Segundo is acting a lot like an Arcadio.

Quotes: "He won’t ever come into this house again, Fernanda said, as long as he carries the rash of the foreigners." Fernanda kicking JAS out of the house because he is working for the white people.

"This child is as much of a barbarian as her father!" Fernanda commenting of Meme doing something impulsive and stupid.