Love in the Time of Cholera | Characters
Masquerading as popular romantic fiction. Love in the Time of Cholera presents a familiar cast of players in what would be an otherwise predictable tale if not for Garcia Marquez's ability to transform the common into the exceptional. Florentino is the lovesick poet in love with love itself. He meets the young and enchanting Fermina who becomes the object of his obsession. Falling victim to romance, Fermina is seduced by the language of love, an intoxication that soon wears off in favor of respectability. Dr. Urbino is the perfect husband and Fermina becomes the faithful wife. Yet...
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Who is a better man for Fermina, Florentino or Dr. Urbino?
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