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El Ahogado
story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | takes place in a very small town by the sea, (all of the men in the village fit into seven boats), very windy and rather hot, begins on a Tuesday afternoon |
| tone | extremely dramatic, and at some points it is almost comical it is so dramatic and exaggerated. It is also emotional and sad at some points as well, once the women realize how hard Esteban's life must have been |
| Esteban's problem | He is so big that he can't fit through doorways and he breaks chairs when he sits on them |
| Deciding what to call the drowned man | some women think his name should be Lautaro, who was a famous Chilean general, but they decide that it actually should be Esteban, a Christian martyr |
| suspense | While the women are sewing clothes for Esteban, sitting in the circle, the wind starts to pick up and there are giant waves. This foreshadows that they are about to discover that his life isn't as good as they think it is |
| similies | tan grande como un caballo, sus ropas estaban en piltrafas, como si hubiera navegado por entre laberintos de corales" |
| irony | the women are more in love with a dead man than their own husbands, how the drowned man is so beautiful and seemingly perfect but must have had a horrible life |
| hyperbole | "era el mas alto, el mas fuerte, el mas viril, y el mejor armado que habian visto jamas", also when they talk about his ability to catch fish by calling their names and plant flowers in the most infertile land |
| Gabriel Garcia Marquez | born in Aracataca Colombia, in 1928, Gabito was known for his ability to touch his audience with his faith in the human spirit. He was mainly influenced by his grandparents and Franz Kafka. |
| Gabito's style | el realismo magico, la critica social, la dignidad del ser hermano, la soledad y la solidaridad |
| el realismo magico | style taken from grandma, has supernatural, absurd, and wonderful things mixed in with everyday life. In ahogado, the wind picks up when they are thinking about Esteban and he almost comes alive |
| la critica social | sparked by his grandfather, a socialist, it includes political corruption, the exploitation of the poor by the rich, violence, censorship, hypocrisy, the insensitivity of the church. Ahogado- Esteban is hurt by society because of his size, dies |
| la dignidad del ser humano | even the poorest of people have good moral values. in ahogado, the women, while possibly very poor, have extreme compassion and loyalty to Esteban even though they don't know him |
| la soledad y la solidaridad | the contrast between people keeping to themselves and helping each other and coming together in community. El Ahogado- Esteban is by himself, the town helps him, appoints people to be his family in his funeral |
| myth | used to explain something mysterious that is believed to have happened, no specifics to a real time period, supernatural elements, use of symbolism |
| legend | takes place in a specific time period, doesn't necessarily have supernatural, has more heroes than gods, facts are often distorted or exaggerated |
| how did the people of the town respond differently to finding the drowned man? | the women fell in love of him, the children played with him, the men were jealous |
| how did the people of the town know that the drowned man was from somewhere else? | the town was so small that everyone knew each other and only had to look at each other to see that everyone was there |
| how did they decide the dead man's name? | there was some argument between Lautaro and Esteban, but they decided on Esteban because he was a Christian martyr, and they believed that the drowned man was there to teach them about his troubles |
| how do the characters change by the end of the story? | the women go from being in love with him to thinking that his life must have been so difficult, the men go from jealous to compassionate |
| how do natural elements change as well? | in the beginning of the story, they are scared of the wind, then the wind picks up just as they figure out Esteban's troubles, and after the funeral the wind represents their memory of him |
| How will the town change in the future, and how did the people know after the funeral that they weren't finished? | They decide to build bigger houses, stronger chairs, and never forget him. They only had to look at each other after the funeral to know they weren't finished. |
| How is the funeral of Esteban an example of solidarity? | The entire town has come together to help someone in need even though they don't know him. Also, they appoint people to be his family just so that he won't have to die alone. This is extreme community! |
| Main theme of the story | even people who seem to be perfect have problems. However, when people come together to help each other, things get better. |
| vocabulary words | GRANDPAPASCABSV, guacamaya, rezongar, a la deriva, naufragio, desvalido, prodigo, ajeno, piltrafas, altivez, semblante, corpulentos, aspaviento, buzo, sietemesino, venturos |
| guacamaya | macaw |
| rezongar | to grumble |
| a la deriva | adrift |
| naufragio | shipwreck |
| desvalido | helpless |
| prodigo | bountiful |
| ajeno | stranger |
| piltrafas | scraps/shreds |
| altivez | pride/ haughtiness |
| semblante | demeanor |
| corpulento | burly |
| aspaviento | fuss |
| buzo | diver |
| sietemesino | undersized |
| venturos | good wishes |
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