Week 5 Post #1

Marquez’s method of portraying a message is different from the other pieces we have read in this course. There is very little actual dialogue that takes place between the characters which can make the story confusing at times. Also, there is so much detail that you almost get lost in it instead of the story. The details are much more overwhelming than any other piece from the course. However, I think the details by Marquez share characteristics with Capote’s writing; even though they write about completely different topics. In both novels you are seeing the story unfold from many perspectives with many details. In Love in the Time of Cholera, the reader views the story from the eyes of Fermina Daza as well as from Florentin Ariza. In In Cold Blood, the reader views the story from reports, letters, observations, and various points of views from the characters. Marquez’s style in portraying a message has many differences in comparison to other works, but Capote’s style can be viewed as similar on some levels.