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No One Writes To The Colonel

Gabriel García Márquez

No One Writes To The Colonel

Gabriel García Márquez

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  • Summary
    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses
  • “No One Writes to the Colonel”
  • “Tuesday Siesta”
  • “One of These Days”
  • “There Are No Thieves in This Town”
  • “Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon”
  • “Montiel's Widow”
  • “One Day After Saturday”
  • “Artificial Roses”
  • “Big Mama's Funeral”
  • Character Analysis
  • Themes
  • Symbols & Motifs
  • Important Quotes
  • Essay Topics
    • Summary - Chapter Summaries & Analyses - Character Analysis - Themes - Symbols & Motifs - Important Quotes - Essay Topics

    No One Writes To The Colonel Essay Topics

    1.

    How do humor and irony function in these stories? Locate three examples in the text and analyze how they affect the stories. 

    2.

    What is the significance of the rooster in “No One Writes to the Colonel”?

    3.

    Márquez is known for his use of magical realism. What effect does Márquez's use of traditional realism have on these stories? Why might he have chosen this approach?

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    No One Writes To The Colonel

    Gabriel García Márquez
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