Garcia Marquez Nobel Speech
How does Garcia Marquez counter the growing difficulties and despair he cites with his final paragraph? Ex. Cred.
posted by erdecker @ 2:37 PM
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Marquez's entire speech (up until the last two paragraphs) focuses on the downfalls and negatives of Latin America: "The civil war in El Salvador has producesd almost one refugee every 20 minutes." Countless other examples like this are found in the middle of his speech. "Ever less free, every more solitary", these words are very despairing. However, the final paragraph is strikingly different and optimistic because it lays out the writers responsibility to "engage in the creation of the opposite utopia...love will prove true and happiness be possible." Happiness and love contrast death and exile.
As already stated by Heather and Monica, Marquez counters the depressing nature of Latin America by an uplifting final paragraph.
He does with by utilizing brilliant syntax (sentence structure). As we read the main body of the Nobel Lecture, we expect a conclusion as depressing as his overall speech. However, Marquez surprises us by incorporating an optimistic ending, which says that no matter how deep a hole Latin America is in, it has to ability to get itself out.
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