ChApTeR tHiRtEEn

Plot Summary:
In chapter Thirteen- we begin with Úrsula very grown up, which is noticeable, and at the realization that time is passing by. She begins to not be able to see as well as she once did. No one notices that her blindness is occurring because she is so used to her daily routine that she can perform it without looking at all anyways. As people go away to school and seminary, the house is very empty and loneliness occurs. Death is on many minds. Fernanda again trying to be the stone hand of the household tries to force her religious beliefs on the family. Aureliano can not handle this and moves out. Because pretty much everyone is gone now, the house becomes "haunted" like. However, when meme gets home from school, the man and his play toy comes back around to pretend to be the father figure in her life. When the people go away again, Segundo comes back to talk with the Colonel . the Colonel does not like it and avoids that situation. He is an old man that has a long past who is unable to share his emotions well. He almost opens up, but passes on instead.

Quotes:
Quote One- "It's your fault ," said Ursula said. "You're not sitting where you're supposed to"(pg. 248).
- - Once again, Ursula is comforting someone else. Even tough they are not in the right spot, she still tries to help out and take the pressure off them.

Quote Two- "If you can't, don't eat any more," The Elephant said to him. "Let's call it a tie"(pg. 257).
- - When the elephant says this to him, he tries to tell him that it is not worth getting sick over. And because he put up such a good fight, he will call it even because of the effort. But a eating contest is not worth dying over@!

Theme:
Death is the major theme of this chapter. Colonel Aureliano Buendia dies in this chapter.

Magical Realism:
Blindness is the magical realism of this chapter. Ursula has completely lost her site, but she can still go about her daily routines. Especially threading a needle. (I can not do that sometimes now).

Character Development:
Ursula- becomes blind, but continues on with her daily life.
Aureliano- moves out of his house.
Colonel Aureliano (the oldest)- dies.