COLONIALISM

and rule more land. The can expand their power. || **Barbaric** - A new and expanded territory can become over indulged and withoout a government that lives within the community things can become wild and out of control. || and have power over a smaller body because they have to do whatever you want. || **Unrepresented Community -** With a governent that is either nonexistant or resides outside of the community in which is being expanded, it may be hard for the government to get an idea of what the people want and what needs to be changed. || limited resources, more benefits can be found with diverse lands. || **Unfair to Natives -** People who call the "new" land native can be misrepresented and also may feel a bit taken over by the influx of people. || close proximity, colonialism allows broader ranges of influence. || **Pushy Influence -** The people of a land may not be ready for the big changes that may occur when a new population comes into. They may not also not agree with the changes but as a minority may not be able to change it. || it is hard to establish. With colonialism, a larger government is guiding the new state through birthing pains. || **Unfair Trade -** Those people who used to call the land their own now must share the land with the new population. The natives may not be properly repayed or recieve proper reciprocity from the new people. || in different places and can reap more benefits. || **Unatural Influence -** Such things as new fruits, vegetables, animals, and other cultures can change the land and the people in unreversible ways. || broader horizons offer more possibilities. || **Unfair to Colonizers** - Those who enter this "new world" looking for the promised hope or prosperity can find themselves unfairly treated or taken advantage of. ||
 * Positive || Negative ||
 * **Expansion** - A government can expand their territories
 * **Power Over Another** - It is nice to be in charge of others
 * **Diversity** - Instead of governing only one body with
 * **Larger Influence** - Instead of being a presence in a
 * **Guidance** - Usually when a new government is sprung up
 * **Exploration** - A government can explore new opportunities
 * **Opportunity** - With colonialism comes opportunity because

A positive aspect of colonialism that is exploited in 100 Years of Solitude is larger influence. When the banana company takes over Macondo, it shows that the government that established the company in the first place gains more influence in a different area. Although this may not be good for Macondo, the banana company headquarters is gaining more power and broadening its base of influence. On page 229, "More than a year had gone by since Mr. Herbert's visit and the only thing that was known was that the gringos were planning to plant banana trees in the enchanted region that Jose Arcadio Buendia and his men had crossed in search of the route to the great inventions." This shows the foreign capitalists gaining great influence in the area surrounding Macondo and they are even starting to affect Macondo.

A negative aspect of colonialism that is covered in 100 Years of Solitude is the barbaric nature of those colonizing the new land. The scene on page 227 of the newcomers invasion of the new town was described as "...such a tumultuous and intemperate invasion that during the first days it was impossible to walk through the streets because of the furniture and trunks..." The wild and uncontroled influx of people is later described as the "banana plague" on page 229. The overflow of people into a new town with little government controls proves to be out of control. People from all around the world and even some natives over indulge themselves in this new way of living and find themselves in disagreement with other who establish themselves in this new land. Page 227 describes the scene of Sunday mornings after the crazy events of Saturday night, "...on the ground bodies that were sometimes those of happy drunkards and more often those of onlookers felled by shots, fists, knives, and bottles during the brawls." All of these negative things occured because of the increase in people into this new town. Colonel Aureliano Buendía says it the best on page 228, "Look at the mess we've got outselves into just because we invited a gringo to eat some bananas." This shows the barbaric nature of an influx of people into one area and the dangers of colonization.

Bryan Heltemes and Steve Grosskreutz