Part one of term paper
Fifty years, nine months, and four days is the time it takes to trace the lives of the three main characters in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel , set in an unnamed country on the coast of South America. This is also the amount of time that one man has dedicated of his life in order to be with the woman that he has hopelessly fallen in love wi ...

Part two of term paper
... that ravaged the country. Fermina has forgotton that once she was not married, and not in love with Dr. Urbino, but instead she was in love with Florentino Ariza. Florentino, unlike Dr. Urbino, is not the most sought-after suitor of his time, but one who has admired Fermina's every step from afar ever since the day that she decided that she no longer wanted him in her life. Since that day he feverishly concieved poetry, and claimed a vow of devotion for her. And then finally, more than 50 years ...