Humor
“the only thing it's good for now is to count the stars”
What is the colonel's description of the umbrella with holes in it?
The cause of the Colonel's delayed pension
What is the corrupt government?
Something about the characters that stands out from other stories
What is the lack of a name?
This symbolizes the constant reminder of his political disappointment and the government's broken promise of supporting him after the war
The unfulfilled promise of the Colonel's pension
The joke that the Colonel and his wife make about the doctor not coming to their house
What is “Did we throw boiling water on you at our house?”
The amount of time it took for the Colonel to be put on the list to receive his pension
What is 6 years?
How can we infer that the Colonel's lawyer is sub-par?
He is disorganized and unprofessional
How does hope act as BOTH suffering and salvation?
It prolongs the suffering but also acts as a motivator to keep going.
"The chair was too narrow for his sagging buttocks"
The lawyer in his office
The reason the mayor didn't allow the funeral to pass the police barracks
What is martial law and guarding against rebellions?
The character that gives the colonel outside news which is being blocked in their city
Who is the physician?
The topics that explore the conditions of living in an isolated Colombian town
What is poverty and oppression?
"When I'm well, I can bring back the dead"
The name of the colonel often referenced in flashbacks, also the protagonist in One Hundred Years of Solitude
Who is Colonel Aureliano Buendia?
The leader of his party, who escaped political persecution.
Who is Sabas?
Symbolizes illness, starvation, despair, and the agonizing passing of time.
What is the month of October?
The instrument referenced in the colonel's comment about him selling himself
What is the clarinet?
The year that the colonel began trying to get his veteran's pension
What is 1949?
Agustin's birthday
What is March 7th, 1922?
Name three events in which music and death are connected?
1. The dead musician was a trumpet player
2. The band music during the funeral march
3. The colonel’s wife who wanted but did not sing because Agustin’s year was not up.
4. The colonel has memories of his dead son: they attended a music show when Agustin was 8 years old and won an umbrella at the raffle.