An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera is laden with allusions. It is important that you recognize these allusions and understand their importance to the story. For the first section of the novel, we will provide a list of allusions. You will research and identify. Later, we will attach meaning and make connections. You need only a brief bit information about each, no lengthy paragraphs.

1. Juvenal

2. St. Jeremiah

3. William Saint Amour

4. Pasteur

5. Pentecost Communion

6. Farina Gegenuber

7. All Quiet on the Western Front

8. Jeronimo

9. Woodrow Wilson

10. Granada

11. Potosi

12. Quito

13. Veracruz

14. Cadiz

15. Sevres

16. Yvette Guilbert

17. Aristide Bruant