I found what you had to say about the author's writing styles very interesting. I do have agree with you: I enjoyed The Catcher in the Rye much more. Although I do love to read a beautifully written book, often with a poetic writing style, I didn't like the writing style in this book either. I thought it was confusing and over done. Like you said, Marquez introduced subjects or thoughts that didn't really tie in with the rest of the book. I thought he left a lot of lose ends. For example, he spent 20+ pages on Jeremiah de Saint-Amour, who never really comes up again in the book.
When analyzing a book, I always find it interesting to discuss the author's point of view, or what message they were trying to send to the reader. In some ways, I think the messages were similar; in some ways very different.
I think one of Marquez's messages was about love. I'm guessing he wholeheartedly believed in true love and believed in the power and importance of love in one's life. I'm making these guesses based on the fact that he wrote a beautiful love story about two individuals who have such a deep connection that they are meant to be together, even if it means they are old when it's finally possible. He never puts either of them in a bad light: to the reader, they are heroes in way. To me, I find this slightly disturbing. I disagree with his message. I think that love is powerful and valuable, but Marquez makes it seem like it's a beautiful thing to watch your life pass right in front of your eyes as you wait for someone. It's not like Florentino was waiting two or three years wither. Half a century! And he continued to wait even after she got married!!!!
Even though Marquez's message seemed to be more about the power of true love, what I got out of it was slightly different, because I disagree with him: don't waste your life waiting for someone. Florentino did a lot of wandering around, filling up the years as he waited for Fermina. In some ways, I think the message J.D. Salinger was trying to send is similar to this one. One message that I got from The Catcher in the Rye was to not life my life like Holden: don't waste your life. Holden was very misguided. Although he didn't have any motivation, I think Florentino's motivation in life was no good either.
This post is getting a little lengthy, so I'll discuss more about J.D. Salinger in my next book. Kai, what did you get out of Love in the Time of Cholera. Although it is difficult, what messages do you think the author was trying to send to the reader?
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