Active Reading Chapter 7

Colonel Aureliano has been finally captured after his many failed rebellion attempts. Word reaches Macondo that the Colonel is alive. Ursula visits Colonel Aureliano in prison, she gives him a pistol. The Colonel's excecution is pushed back due to fear of uprising. The exceution is finally to happen. Jose II saves him from the firing squad. Colonel Aureliano returns to the battle field. He seen as a legend by most peop

Ursula takes in Jose III's family. Remedios was supposed to be named Ursula, but Ursula, Jose III grandmother, disapporves. The twins are names Jose and Aureliano. Jose II and Rebeca move out of the house. They live off the money Jose II made from the land he took. One day, Jose II goes to the bathroom and Rebeca hears a gun shot. Blood flows from the house to Ursula's kitchen. Ursula follows the trail to Jose's ear. There isn't any sign of a gunshot wound. Rebeca becomes depressed and rarely lives her house.

Colonel Aureliano returns due to his poisoning. He is forced to rest for weeks. During this one of his officers ask for Amaranta hand in marriage. she refuses saying he is truly in love with Aureliano. Aureliano, feeling that he will die soon, tells his mother to take care of JAB. JAB's madness is increasing, he is visited by Prudencio Aguilar three times a day now. JAB dies shortly after.

Magical Realism: Yellow Flowers raining from the sky when JAB dies. Jose II blood traveling to Ursula.

Theme: The theme seems to be the ending of generations. Members of the previous generations are either dieing or leaving.

Charecter Development: Jose II is not as evil as oringinally thought. Aureliano is a hero tio some, but he isn't really successfu. Ursula has seen her husband and son die. Amaranta seems to still feel guilty about Pietro.

Quotes: "I was born a son of a bitch and I’m going to die a son of a bitch." Captain Roque Carnicero expressing his feelings about executing Aureliano.

"I’m not going to marry anyone, she told him, much less you. You love Aureliano so much that you want to marry me because you can’t marry him." Amaranta expaining to Gerineldo Márquez why she refuses to marry him.