Love in the Time of Cholera

by

Gabriel García Márquez

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Ofelia Urbino Daza Character Analysis

Like her brother Dr. Marco Aurelio Urbino Daza, Ofelia opposes her mother Fermina Daza’s desire to spend time with Florentino and develop a romantic relationship with him after her father Dr. Juvenal Urbino’s death, because of their old age. Fermina condemns her for this attitude and kicks her out of the house.

Ofelia Urbino Daza Quotes in Love in the Time of Cholera

The Love in the Time of Cholera quotes below are all either spoken by Ofelia Urbino Daza or refer to Ofelia Urbino Daza. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Love Theme Icon
).
Chapter 6 Quotes

“A century ago, life screwed that poor man and me because we were too young, and now they want to do the same thing because we are too old.” She lit a cigarette with the end of the one she was smoking, and then she gave vent to all the poison that was gnawing at her insides.

“They can all go to hell,” she said. “If we widows have any advantage, it is that there is no one left to give us orders.”

Related Characters: Fermina Daza (speaker), Florentino Ariza, Ofelia Urbino Daza
Page Number: 323-324
Explanation and Analysis:
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Ofelia Urbino Daza Quotes in Love in the Time of Cholera

The Love in the Time of Cholera quotes below are all either spoken by Ofelia Urbino Daza or refer to Ofelia Urbino Daza. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Love Theme Icon
).
Chapter 6 Quotes

“A century ago, life screwed that poor man and me because we were too young, and now they want to do the same thing because we are too old.” She lit a cigarette with the end of the one she was smoking, and then she gave vent to all the poison that was gnawing at her insides.

“They can all go to hell,” she said. “If we widows have any advantage, it is that there is no one left to give us orders.”

Related Characters: Fermina Daza (speaker), Florentino Ariza, Ofelia Urbino Daza
Page Number: 323-324
Explanation and Analysis: