1. Research the impact steamboats had on river commerce in South America at the turn of the twentieth century. How did this mode of travel and commerce affect the ecology along the rivers? Cite passages in the book as examples.
2. How does Garcia Marquez combine elements of common, everyday life with the fantastic to tell his story?
3. What are some of the characteristics of magical realism? What are its origins as a narrative technique?
4. Is magical realism used exclusively.....
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