"Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Marquez

Entry 1
In LTC, Gabriel Marquez explores the world of a man who is desperately in love with another woman. Florentino Ariza is in love with Fermina. They once met when they were young and at first Fermina falls in love with him. However Fermina eventually marries the Doctor. For several years, Florentino drowns his sorrows of loosing his love be commiting adultery with many women. He even rights a book about all the people he has made love to. Regarding the marriage between Dr. Urbino and Fermina, I think although Fermina is a strong-minded woman she has no faith in what she does. She always doubts herself. In fact she frequently goes back to her parents as a young child to seek advice. Dr. Urbino, however, has an affinity to exploring his faith. …