The boy is so head-over-heels in love with her that he almost gets shot because of it. During his conversation with Ferminas Father he even goes as far as to challenge him to shoot him then and there. This type of behavior doesn’t seem to be new, it seems to be inherited; proof and repetition of the same line of dialogue can be found in a journal from florentinos father in the book “… his father had written in the notebook long before he was born: The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love.”(169). It seems florentino comes from a father who shares his youthful naiveté. Marquez again probably was writing from a personal experience.
Marquez also gives us a peek at his own culture with his use of the word tu. “We used to call each other Tu before.”(p308) being of Hispanic origin myself I can provide insight on what exactly this statement means. When people are referring to each other in Spanish and they aren’t really acquainted they refer to each other as usted but when they are more acquainted and on friend terms or more intimate terms they refer to each other as tu. When Florentino and Fermina …show more content…
The rose according to this context is just another flower. But when Florentino and Fermina were still lovers Camellias were the only way of expressing their devotions. To Florentino I can guess that the rose just seems impersonal it doesn’t show how much he loves her and that’s why he doesn’t consider them as symbols of love they are less than the camellias in his eyes.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez does a fine job of mixing the fake with the real. Also with providing insight on the matter of love through the lens of his own personal and cultural Experience. The Analysis I provided of this work has lead me to believe that the work could be semi-auto