I) Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Answer BMacondo remained a city isolated from the rest of civilization throughout the mid-19th century. Jose Arcadio Buendía and Ursula Iguaran live in a state of comfort and peace in the solitude of Macondo. However, the community soon falls apart in the mid-20th century due to the modernizing influence other cities have on it, the rebuilding of its government leaders, and the onset of civil wars. Its beginning from a lonely town bound by its ideals to a modernized society led by the imprudent Colonel Aureliano Buendía ultimately corrupts the innocence sustained in Macondo. As Macondo's ways change, a devastating reign of death intrudes upon the so-called utopian community. Death proves to be a central force that imposes itself on the inhabitants of Macondo during the hundred years of the novel. Death is foreshadowed early in the novel with a reference to the planned execution of Arcadio Buendía by firing squad. Márquez conveys death as a state of reclusive isolation, further exemplified by the characterization of the Buendía family. Márquez represents death as the result of a life lived in solitude. Death connects generations of the Buendía family, serving as a symbolic idea of ​​life and death represented by Jose to Ursula and Aureliano. Death is also represented in a capitalist sense seen through the exploitation of the banana plantation workers. This inhumane massacre and dumping of bodies into the sea may be thought to symbolize a cleansing, as continuous rain washed away the violence that Macondo faced until its decline. Márquez's role as "death" and the arbitrary extraction of characters...... middle of paper ......I want to see these people succeed in the end. Through Juan Preciado and the reader are confronted with their certain problems when they encounter the people of the kingdom during their excursion. This, along with the confusion depicted in the novel, pushes readers to explore Comala's story to realize what is happening to the citizens. Rulfo's writing style foreshadows the imagination of readers, captivating a feeling in which they feel as if they themselves are part of the city. Even though their dreams are known not to come true, readers still find themselves hoping for their success. The reader feels as if he has suffered the ruin of the city following the tragic death of Juan Presicado. By referring to Frank as a starting point, Rulfo effectively transforms us into citizens of Comala through the encounter of Juan Preciado as a double.