Charaxter Analysis Journal

Dear Blog,

Although that Amaranta wasn't one of the biggest characters in the book, to me she was one of the most...how could I word this? One of the most controversial? Yes, controversial. For some reason Amaranta was always bitter, mysterious, mostly to herself. I feel as though Amaranat is this way for several reasons, first off because when she was a baby, her mother left her to go searching for Jose Arcadio and although she was a baby and perhaps you think she didn't know, babies do sense and it's difficult to explain but I feel that was one factor. Another factor was Rebeca. Rebeca was around Amaranta's age and although it is not mentioned in the book, perhaps Rebeca received special attention from the Buendia's for being the somewhat orphaned child? Perhaps attention that Amaranta never receieved? That jealousy also grew because we also know that Rebeca was prettier than Amaranta and Rebeca is the one that received Pietro's love first. The obvious jealousy started then for Amaranta would even threaten to kill Rebeca to halt the wedding. Soon after, Amaranata had her chance with Pietro and in the end she ruined it just as throughout the book she ruins the rest of her chances with men...which leads to her ultimate finale: her death, she dies an old, lonely, virginal woman who was still bitter for she would ask God to take Rebeca before he would take her.

.Aurora.