Love In The Time Of Cholera
(Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera is set at the turn of the century in a fictional city in the Caribbean. The novel tells the story of Florentino Ariza?s deep and unfading Love for Fermina Daza. When he first reveals his feelings to her, she is still young and inexperienced and is greatly intrigued by her admirer although she does not even know him. The two characters almost never talk to each other but write daily letters, and the girl eventually promises to marry her secret lover. However, as Fermina grows up, she realizes that their relationship is not based on love but merely on a childish illusion, so she breaks off the engagement. Instead she marries Dr. Juvenal Urbino, the most popular and desired man in the city. During the fifty years of her marriage, she hardly ever remembers Florentino, but he, on the contrary, continues to think of her as his only love. Despite the innumerable affairs which he has, Florentino never develops an attachment to another woman; he spends his life dreaming about the moment when Dr. Urbino will die, and Fermina will be free. When this event occurs, Florentino immediately reminds Fermina of his love, and she is scandalized by the impropriety of his words. However, he persists and she gradually becomes very attached to him ? not because of what he used to be in the past but because of what he is at present. The two characters set off on a boat trip, and after a while become lovers. In order to prevent a scandal, Florentino orders the captain to raise a flag signifying that there is a cholera infection on board. As a result, no port will allow the boat to dock, and the two lovers are destined to travel along the river forever.
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