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Recounting The Themes Of Desire In Márquez’ Memories Of My Melancholy Whores, Melodie J. Rodgers
Recounting The Themes Of Desire In Márquez’ Memories Of My Melancholy Whores, Melodie J. Rodgers
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Gabriel García Márquez’ Memories of My Melancholy Whores is a novella surrounding the events of a 90-year-old man’s request to a madam of prostitutes. The narrator’s opening sentence states, "The year I turned ninety, I wanted to give myself the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin.” (García Márquez, 1) Despite the fact that the title of this García Márquez masterpiece reeks of a text whose sole purpose is to satisfy prurient interests, the real forbidden fruit lives inside the underlying themes of desire within this seemingly simple story. Once one gets past the taboo, García …
Recounting The Themes Of Desire In Márquez’ Memories Of My Melancholy Whores, Melodie J. Rodgers
Recounting The Themes Of Desire In Márquez’ Memories Of My Melancholy Whores, Melodie J. Rodgers
mrodgers5@student.gsu.edu
Gabriel García Márquez’ Memories of My Melancholy Whores is a novella surrounding the events of a 90-year-old man’s request to a madam of prostitutes. The narrator’s opening sentence states, "The year I turned ninety, I wanted to give myself the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin.” (García Márquez, 1) Despite the fact that the title of this García Márquez masterpiece reeks of a text whose sole purpose is to satisfy prurient interests, the real forbidden fruit lives inside the underlying themes of desire within this seemingly simple story. Once one gets past the taboo, García …