51 pages 1 hour read

Gabriel García Márquez

No One Writes To The Colonel

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1961

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Essay Topics

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How do humor and irony function in these stories? Locate three examples in the text and analyze how they affect the stories. 

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What is the significance of the rooster in “No One Writes to the Colonel”?

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Márquez is known for his use of magical realism. What effect does Márquez's use of traditional realism have on these stories? Why might he have chosen this approach?