ChApTeR FoUrtEEN (got deleted and is now out of place.. but everything is here Ms. Brown!)

Plot Summary:
In Chapter Fourteen- we begin with Fernanda giving birth to one of her children. It happens to be the third. She names it Amaranta Ursula. Amaranta has a vision at this time and then begins on because of what she saw. So she starts on her funeral blanket. After she finishes this blanket, she tells everyone and thing that she is going to die. She happens to die a virgin. Other then that, this puts her mother in a depression state. She can not function without her daughter. Meme however now begins a friendship with her father. She gets new friends and realizes that they only want to get with her and that is it. She stops those feelings and makes sure that she does not get hurt whether it hurts someone else or not.

Quotes:
Quote One- " Say good-bye to Fernanda, " She begged. " One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship"(pg. 282).
- - If you can say sorry to one person, and be forgiven, then it is better then having a long friendship with that person. Or if they can do the same in return. This means that they want people to be able to forgive, and forget. They don't have to be friends, but live with no worries.

Quote Two - " Go away," she told him, "You've got no reason to come calling on any decent person"(pg. 285).
- - She says that he has no right to talk to her. She is way to good for him, and he is a complete and utter loser pretty much. So he needs to step on and talk to someone else because the game he is trying to run is not working.

Themes:
The main theme of this chapter is depression. When Ursula's child dies, it completely throws her life off whack and makes her fall out. She lays in bed practically forever, and she can not help her feelings. Eventually she will have to get over it, but until then, the mother sits in solitude.

Magical Realism:
The birds are the main magical element in this chapter. It follows a bunch of people around. And Amaranta is sending letters to the dead for some reason. This shows magic because if there is a respond, there is some sort of force out there giving it to him.

Character Development:
Amaranta – dies. but before she dies, she sees her death and fully accepts what is going to happen to her in a short period of time.
Meme – changes her thoughts about men. However, she learn the hard way of what men are really out to get, but she is able to see and help herself become strong, independent, and lovable.