Student Sample: Student Sample: Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez

By Marlene BarbozaBy Marlene Barboza

 

       

Student SampleStudent Sample

• I am creating a student sample for my I am creating a student sample for my students in my Spanish class . I will build a students in my Spanish class . I will build a presentation step by step to explain to the presentation step by step to explain to the students how it’s done. They will be placed students how it’s done. They will be placed in groups of four and each group will be in groups of four and each group will be assigned an author from Latin America. assigned an author from Latin America. They will have to research and create a They will have to research and create a presentation on the author’s life and some presentation on the author’s life and some of his or her work, including relevant history of his or her work, including relevant history from the author’s country.from the author’s country.

Gabriel Gabriel García Márquez García Márquez

• He was born in Aracataca, Colombia on March He was born in Aracataca, Colombia on March 6, 1928. 6, 1928.

• He was raised by his maternal grandparents He was raised by his maternal grandparents and his grandfather was a coronel, which and his grandfather was a coronel, which becames a character in his novel.becames a character in his novel.

• MárquezMárquez was sent to Rome for a newspaper was sent to Rome for a newspaper assignment and since then he has lived in exile assignment and since then he has lived in exile in New York, Barcelona, Mexico, and Paris.in New York, Barcelona, Mexico, and Paris.

• He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982

Colombia’s Political HistoryColombia’s Political History

• Colombia became independent from Spain in the Colombia became independent from Spain in the year 1810. year 1810.

• In 1849, the country's two main political parties, In 1849, the country's two main political parties, the Liberals and the Conservatives, began a the Liberals and the Conservatives, began a power struggle. This power struggle exists still power struggle. This power struggle exists still today. Marquez concentrated on these two today. Marquez concentrated on these two political parties in some of his novels.political parties in some of his novels.

• The Liberals and the Conservatives parties are The Liberals and the Conservatives parties are known for being corrupt and greed overtakes known for being corrupt and greed overtakes their civil responsibilities. their civil responsibilities.

The Banana Strike of 1928The Banana Strike of 1928

• The Banana Strike was another important date The Banana Strike was another important date that changed the author’s philosophy on life. that changed the author’s philosophy on life.

• The United Fruit Company was involved with the The United Fruit Company was involved with the export bananas and exploiting the Colombian export bananas and exploiting the Colombian workers. One of the main places where this workers. One of the main places where this happened was in Marquez’ home town of happened was in Marquez’ home town of Aracataca. Aracataca.

• In October 1928, over 32,000 native workers In October 1928, over 32,000 native workers went on strike. They were demands included went on strike. They were demands included hygienic working conditions, medical treatment, hygienic working conditions, medical treatment, functioning toilets, and payment in cash rather functioning toilets, and payment in cash rather than inflated company scrip. than inflated company scrip.

La ViolenciaLa Violencia

• La ViolenciaLa Violencia, or the Violence episode, , or the Violence episode, was a moment in Marquez life that was a moment in Marquez life that changed the way Colombia is seen changed the way Colombia is seen today.today.

• This episode in Colombia’s history is This episode in Colombia’s history is full of drug trafficking, exploiting the full of drug trafficking, exploiting the government, and kidnapping of rich government, and kidnapping of rich and poor citizens.and poor citizens.

García MárquezGarcía Márquez Literature Literature

• He won the Novel Prize in Literature for his short He won the Novel Prize in Literature for his short stories and novels. His novels and short stories stories and novels. His novels and short stories are full of fantasies and reality. are full of fantasies and reality.

• He is known as a short-story writer, screen writer, He is known as a short-story writer, screen writer, novelist, and a journalist.novelist, and a journalist.

• Two of his most popular novels are Two of his most popular novels are One Hundred One Hundred Years of Solitude, (1967), and Love in the Time of Years of Solitude, (1967), and Love in the Time of Cholera, (1985). Cholera, (1985).

• His work is filled of fantasy and solitude. Another His work is filled of fantasy and solitude. Another theme that is presented in several novels and theme that is presented in several novels and stories is the corruption that exists in Colombia.stories is the corruption that exists in Colombia.

                          

García MárquezGarcía Márquez Literature Literature

• Corruption and the drug cartels from Colombia Corruption and the drug cartels from Colombia are presented in several plays and stories. For are presented in several plays and stories. For this reason he had to leave Colombia for speaking this reason he had to leave Colombia for speaking about the corruptness of his country.about the corruptness of his country.

• Although, García Márquez does portray the Although, García Márquez does portray the corrupt nature and the injustices of times like corrupt nature and the injustices of times like la la violenciaviolencia, he refuses to use his work as a platform , he refuses to use his work as a platform for political propaganda. for political propaganda.

• In In News of Kidnapping,(1996)News of Kidnapping,(1996) he tells the story of he tells the story of a group of people that have power in the a group of people that have power in the Colombian government that were kidnapped. Colombian government that were kidnapped. They were taken by the Medellin Cartel operated They were taken by the Medellin Cartel operated by Pablo Escobar.by Pablo Escobar.

                           

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• "Gabriel García Márquez." "Gabriel García Márquez." Nobel Prize orgNobel Prize org. 2009. . 2009. Nobel Prize org. 24 Mar 2009 Nobel Prize org. 24 Mar 2009 <http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laur<http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1982/marquez-bio.html>. eates/1982/marquez-bio.html>.

• "Gabriel Garcia Marquez." "Gabriel Garcia Marquez." Nobel Prize Internet Nobel Prize Internet ArchiveArchive. 2003. Nobel Prize Internet Archive. 24 . 2003. Nobel Prize Internet Archive. 24 Mar 2009 Mar 2009 <http://almaz.com/nobel/literature/1982a.html>. <http://almaz.com/nobel/literature/1982a.html>.