One Hundred Years of Solitude

Arcadio Buendía, the
hermetism of Aureliano, and
the mortal rivalry between
Amaranta and Rebeca.
Aureliano had taught him to
read and write, thinking about
other things, as he would
have done with a stranger. He
gave him his clothing so that
Visitación could take it in
when it was ready to be
thrown away. Arcadio
suffered from shoes that were
too large, from his patched