of love is of Florentino and Fermina's passion and caring for one another. The fact that these two individuals manage to find true love after five decades and numerous extramarital encounters and a dreary and unfulfilling marriage is a testament to the power of love. This along with the other strong previously stated reasons leads the reader to believe that love is a reality in Marquez's work.
             The culture of the late nineteenth- early twentieth century is one of strong family ties and influence, the result of these in
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