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Analyze the use of symbolism in Gabriel García Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and its significance in conveying themes of time, memory, and destiny.
Analyze the use of symbolism in Gabriel García Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and its significance in conveying themes of time, memory, and destiny.
García Márquez employs symbolic elements such as the Buendía family’s repeating patterns of behavior, the enigmatic character of Melquíades, and the motif of the yellow butterflies to evoke themes of cyclicality, nostalgia, and the interconnectedness of past, present, and future, inviting readers to ponder the cyclical nature of human existence and the inexorable march of history.