Observations on Marquez

Within the first 60 pages of Marquez, I'm seeing a few binaries being drawn: old technology vs. new technology or maybe technology vs. the illusion of technology, isolation vs. inclusiveness in the world, natural order vs. categorization. Also at this point, Rebeca must change before she becomes part of the family. Her character reminds me of immigrants in America, who are constantly told that they should "learn how to speak the fucking language if you're gonna live here." It is not until Rebeca has absorbed the Buendia's customs, that she is categorized as a Buendia. Also, it seems that as technology progresses, it becomes used for entertainment purposes; and in turn, the observer of the technology is more amazed by the spectacle of it than its usefulness. This leads to Melquaides' tribe being "wiped from the face of the earth because they had gone beyond the limits of human knowledge." I'm still trying to sort this out, but I'm really excited to keep reading.