One Hundred Years of Solitude: Style 1 key example

Real historical events are reflected in the novel, but in strange and unusual ways. The arrival of the banana company to Macondo, for example, and the subsequent massacre of striking workers echo real events in Colombian history, specifically the 1928 Banana Massacre. However, García Márquez imbues these events with a layer of the surreal, such as the collective amnesia regarding the massacre, which leaves José Arcadio (II) the only person able to remember it, despite the "endless" number of trains carrying away the bodies of the slain workers. 

So too do many members of the Buendía family embody traits and fates that are emblematic of broader historical and cultural narratives. For instance, Colonel Aureliano Buendía's numerous revolutions and eventual disillusionment mirror the cycles of political upheaval and warfare in Latin America. However, his occasional ability to foresee the future, and his apparent inability to be killed, distinguish him from any real historical figure. His character, then, is both a fictional creation and a symbolic representation of the real-life figures who fought in similar revolutions, matching the style of the novel in general.