tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post7986431289173822193..comments2010-04-16T11:20:56.391-07:00Comments on The Room of Lights: Sexual themes in 100 YearsLiz Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551167041421158238noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-33735784769321920092010-03-14T19:15:17.260-07:002010-03-14T19:15:17.260-07:00Yay for discussion! Yay yay!Yay for discussion! Yay yay!Liz Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551167041421158238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-2410689984268149342010-03-12T17:04:42.847-08:002010-03-12T17:04:42.847-08:00Sex sex sex. It's definitely everywhere in thi...Sex sex sex. It's definitely everywhere in this novel, as you've pointed out. However, I especially enjoyed how you mentioned the theme of sex being furthered through use of symbols, for example through animals. I had really only thought about the theme of sex being portrayed through Marques' depictions of sexual acts, but hadn't thought about how sex is symbolized in other elements of the novel.kayohkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629561805860396002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-10571701597052599932010-03-12T12:02:23.471-08:002010-03-12T12:02:23.471-08:00Yes, sex is a central theme here--up to and includ...Yes, sex is a central theme here--up to and including all kinds of perversions, not just incest but also at one point bestiality. Yet, as you point out, this is hardly an erotic novel: it's direct at times without ever being explicit.<br /><br />We will indeed go over this in class at some point. But the importance of the theme surely has to do with the fact that sex is both about procreation, love, and creativity, and yet can also be a source of fear, mistrust, and destruction (the ever-present anxiety about giving birth to a child with the tail of a pig). Sex is profoundly ambivalent here, and yet it permeates the life of the town (and yes, no doubt our lives too, in many different ways).Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637452970276655064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-31035231489470003042010-03-10T11:49:10.043-08:002010-03-10T11:49:10.043-08:00Or maybe it's not GGM's obsession with sex...Or maybe it's not GGM's obsession with sex, it society's obession with it that he's displaying. His writing clearly stirs up interest in analyzing incest as a taboo and virginity as something that can be respectable or unfortunate. I wonder why the Buendia family in particular resorts to so much incest, some of which is publicly known. I haven't quite figured that out!Sienahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149534349568924259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-29795865876228770832010-03-08T21:03:36.105-08:002010-03-08T21:03:36.105-08:00ahhh how about the relation that Amaranta has with...ahhh how about the relation that Amaranta has with Aureliano José (the son of Aureliano and Pilar Ternera. Kissing in the granary!! Such an interesting theme to include in a book. I wonder what GGM's obsession stems from?tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213497347273093983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-91683546936317797392010-03-08T18:36:22.310-08:002010-03-08T18:36:22.310-08:00I agree as well, sex is everywhere! And yes, I al...I agree as well, sex is everywhere! And yes, I also believe that incest is very important to the story. I'm pretty sure that the people of Macondo growing pig's tails is a result of incest in the community. I think this is in order to reinforce the idea of christian ideals as well as to reinforce the solitude that is supposed to play a big part in the story. If a town is secluded and there are not enough people to reproduce with, incest is bound to occur eventually, no?brhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884503441163666491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-78549678979977804172010-03-08T16:22:10.550-08:002010-03-08T16:22:10.550-08:00You are totally right, sex is a huge part of the n...You are totally right, sex is a huge part of the novel. I like what you say about if one dies a virgin their life is almost incomplete. I wonder how that will play out in the life of Amaranta as the novel progresses. <br />Also incest is all over this novel from the marriage of Jose Arcadio and Rebecca, to young Arcadio who attempts to sleep with Pilar Ternera (his mum), to whatever goes on between Amaranta and Aureliano José, etc. And we're not even halfway through the book...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2231430361727265688.post-3912713630981966142010-03-08T14:14:41.755-08:002010-03-08T14:14:41.755-08:00I agree with you that the use of sex in this book ...I agree with you that the use of sex in this book is pretty interesting. It seems to me that he changes his language style when he writes about sex, it's less direct and definitive than when he speaks of other things, in other words he uses a lot of euphemisms. Definitely something we should discuss in class.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361256109525697218noreply@blogger.com