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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
One could term this book as a “nothing-read”. It’s a short story, with no plot, or nothing to carry it forward except that it makes an effort in understanding the human psyche of pride. There are many stubborn people who would go on in life without eating a morsel of food if they have their pride intact.
It’s the same story with the colonel. He waits all his life, to be paid what is owed to him. Hardship befalls him and his wife who are living hand-to-mouth and yet the colonel is reluctant to sacrifice the only trait that no one can steal from him - his “pride”.
The story does have elements where the Colonel is forced to forego his pride to avoid dying of starvation but these are fleeting until he changes his mind. His entire existence revolves around being given what he is rightly owed but it never comes to fruition. It’s a wonderful lesson in two big respects
1. Life is not fair
2. You can’t eat dignity
The second is a line I’m borrowing from the book. After a point in time, survival is necessary as it is what is baked into our genes. You can do all that you can to preserve any semblance of dignity you have left, but you ultimately cannot win over your genes desire to exist. And all of this is encapsulated in the final word of the book. One word that emanates a multitude of emotions that the colonel is going through “Shit”.
It’s the same story with the colonel. He waits all his life, to be paid what is owed to him. Hardship befalls him and his wife who are living hand-to-mouth and yet the colonel is reluctant to sacrifice the only trait that no one can steal from him - his “pride”.
The story does have elements where the Colonel is forced to forego his pride to avoid dying of starvation but these are fleeting until he changes his mind. His entire existence revolves around being given what he is rightly owed but it never comes to fruition. It’s a wonderful lesson in two big respects
1. Life is not fair
2. You can’t eat dignity
The second is a line I’m borrowing from the book. After a point in time, survival is necessary as it is what is baked into our genes. You can do all that you can to preserve any semblance of dignity you have left, but you ultimately cannot win over your genes desire to exist. And all of this is encapsulated in the final word of the book. One word that emanates a multitude of emotions that the colonel is going through “Shit”.
"-¿Nada para el coronel?
El coronel sintió terror. El administrador se echó el saco al hombro, bajó el andén y respondió sin volver la cabeza:
-El coronel no tiene quien le escriba."
El coronel sintió terror. El administrador se echó el saco al hombro, bajó el andén y respondió sin volver la cabeza:
-El coronel no tiene quien le escriba."
Libretto piccino piccino che mi sembra però contenere tutta l'essenza del realismo magico di Marquez. Essendo corto e quindi senza troppi personaggi e complessità particolari, è anche molto meno confuso di altri suoi libri. La complessità c'è ma sta nella caratterizzazione dei personaggi e nella profondità del malessere che permea tutto il racconto.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A 75-year-old Colonel, portrayed as a figure of both comedy and pathos, patiently awaits for a veteran's pension which will never arrive.