the Colonel
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The Colonel is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "La hojarasca," representing an aging, disillusioned patriarch who embodies the lingering legacy of past conflicts and the weight of family and societal obligations in a decaying Caribbean town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Colonel | 2 |
| the Colonel canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La hojarasca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leaf Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
death
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ honor ⓘ isolation ⓘ memory ⓘ political violence ⓘ social decay ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
aging
ⓘ
authoritative ⓘ disillusioned ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| connectedTo | the doctor (La hojarasca) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gabriel García Márquez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
conflict between personal ethics and social pressure
ⓘ
disillusionment with society ⓘ |
| faces | hostility from the town ⓘ |
| familyRole | patriarch ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin American literature
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
the Colonel’s daughter (La hojarasca)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Colonel’s grandson (La hojarasca) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
loyalty to past promises
ⓘ
sense of obligation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person focalization through multiple narrators ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Macondo cycle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
One Hundred Years of Solitude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | old political order in Macondo ⓘ |
| residesIn | Macondo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | decaying Caribbean town ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
lingering legacy of past conflicts
ⓘ
moral duty ⓘ persistence of the past ⓘ weight of family obligations ⓘ weight of societal obligations ⓘ |
| takesAction | insists on burying the doctor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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The Colonel