Problem-Solution: Violence in One Hundred Years of Solitude

The problem:
To the disfortune of the world, the problems, and development of Macondo inevitably cause violence. First the war between the Liberals and the Conservatives, then the massacre in the fair, and then finally the massacre brought on by the unfairness to the workers at the banana plantations. There is definitely one thing learned from that, violence is not the answer. It sounds like such a general statement, but violence, as presented in One Hundred Years of Solitude (which is very crude) leaves pain even long after the actions are over. The problem with what the book presents is not the violence itself, but the speed at which people become violent. Part of it all is that the characters do not have a tried and true method to fight problems, so either they count on violence to be the answer, or their solutions end up in it. To be fair though, the protest against the banana plantation owners was a viable solution that ended very badly. In reality, the town of Macondo has a very large responsibility upon the world as they are the the town presented in OHYoS and are to set the example.

The solution:
Dialogue. Throughout my short experience in life, I have learned that dialogue is best to resolve conflicts. Of course it is not a viable option if both/all parties involved are not interested in it. I do think that the world slowly phased away from systematic violence up until recent years. Now, it seems that the world is just a giant Macondo- no longer a small village, but a whole planet. The crude, unnecessary violence in Macondo can be prevented with other methods. I would want to say a strike of some sort, but that obviously did not work. A strike, which is very similar to dialogue is not the solution. The real solution? Humanity. It seems that both groups completely disregard each other's membership to "the human club". Being aware that people are humans, as redundant as that may sound, is the most important solution to violence.