This section really starts to explain why the author named the book, "Love in the Time of Cholera." We learn that a cholera epidemic has killed many people in Dr. Urbino's city including his own father. After Dr. Urbino's father dies he decides to learn everything there is to know about cholera and try to help. Based on the fact that Dr. Urbino dedicated all of his time to helping his community with the cholera epidemic, you could say that he was a very giving man. Another clue that supports why the author titled the book "Love in the Time of Cholera" was that Dr. Urbino actually met his future wife when he was testing her for cholera.
Sasha, that is a very good question. There were many people who had to give up things for the sake of love, including Dr. Urbino. One example of people sacrificing things for love is when Florentino almost lost his job and got very sick because he was so obsessed with Fermina. Another good example is Dr. Urbino who messes some things up just for the sake of love. In chapter three Dr. Urbino's "Mother asked him in alarm where in the world he had been, for they had looked everywhere for him so that he could attend Gernal Ignacio María's [funeral], who had been struck down that afternoon by a cerebral hemorrage." This shows how Dr. Urbino affected others negatively, meaning he let someone who was sick, die by spending too much time with Fermina.
Although Florentino felt content without Fermina after his experiences on the boat and when he arrived in the city, he still was obsessed with Fermina 50 years later. Florentino confuses me because he keeps changing his mind about his love for Fermina. Sasha how do you feel about Florentino and his strange ways of making himself content?
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