Love in the Time of Cholera
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Love in the Time of Cholera

by

Gabriel García Márquez

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Love Theme Icon
    Love
  • Sex and Morality Theme Icon
    Sex and Morality
  • Social Norms vs. Personal Fulfillment Theme Icon
    Social Norms vs. Personal Fulfillment
  • Illness, Mortality, and Hope Theme Icon
    Illness, Mortality, and Hope
  • Moral Corruption and Cynicism Theme Icon
    Moral Corruption and Cynicism
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Florentino Ariza
  • Fermina Daza
  • Dr. Juvenal Urbino de la Calle
  • Hildebranda Sánchez
  • Leona Cassiani
  • Jeremiah de Saint-Amour
  • Tránsito Ariza
  • Lorenzo Daza
  • América Vicuña
  • Uncle Leo XII
  • Dr. Marco Aurelio Urbino Daza
  • Escolástica Daza
  • Widow Nazaret
  • Miss Barbara Lynch
  • Rosalba
  • Ausencia Santander
  • Sara Noriega
  • Olimpia Zuleta
  • Diego Samaritano (The Ship Captain)
  • Doña Blanca
  • Lucrecia del Real del Obispo
  • Prudencia Pitre
  • Sister Franca de la Luz
  • Jeremiah de Saint Amour’s Lover
  • Gala Placidia
  • Don Pius V Loayza
  • Euclides
  • Ofelia Urbino Daza
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Letters Symbol Icon
    Letters
  • Eggplant Symbol Icon
    Eggplant
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Paradox
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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