ChApTeR eLeVeN

Plot Summary:
Chapter Eleven - begins with a history of Fernanda del Carpio. While growing up, she was told to think that she is absolutely great even though her family and their "famous" name was fading away as the money lessened. Aureliano Segundo meets her, and falls for her completely. He finds her, brings her home, and then marries her. However, their personalities did not get along very well. So he continues with sleeping with a girl on the side. With all of their problems, Aureliano Segundo and Fernanda still have two children: Renata Remedios (Meme), and José Arcadio (II). He has seventeen illegitimate sons. Then on Ash Wednesday, all of them go to get ashes and they do not wash the ashes off their heads. They kept them on until they were until they died. Some of the sons stick around to begin their lives and figure truths out. But Aureliano Triste builds a railroad which links Macondo to the modern world.

Quotes:
Quote One - "We are immensely rich and powerful," she told her. "One day you will be a queen"(pg.206).
- - This is what we are, this is our family, and one day you will continue in the footsteps and tradition of our family line.

Quote Two - "That's the most obscene thing I've ever seen in my life," he shouted with a laugh that rang through the house. "I married a Sister of Charity"(pg. 209).
- - She is too prude to be marrying off and not doing anything. Is she crazy he is asking... and if so, why would she ever what to get married?@!

Theme:
The main theme in this chapter is change. Fernanada comes in and tries to change everything around. She sees it as a good aspect, but everyone else does not. They liked the house the way it was, and Ursula does not like when people move her stuff around. So everything must be changed back, but Fernanda is coming in trying to put her beliefs upon everyone.

Magical Realism:
Aureliano Segundo believes that sleeping with Petra Cotes breeds animals. So he goes and sleeps with her as many times as he can. Animals will be breed from this. So the seventeen kids, with the ashes on their foreheads, represent the magical outcome.

Character Development:
Fernanda- finds out the truth about her family history and how money has changed its name.
Renata Remedios- Son of Aureliano
José Arcadio (II)- Son of Aureliano
Seventeen Sons- Sons of Aureliano, but not accounted for, and not with his wife.