Cycles in 100 Yrs

One of my favorite aspects of One Hundred Years of Solitude are the various cycles that continue throughout the novel. I think the way in which everything works in loops further informs the idea of solitude. Within the Buendia family, for instance, the names and personalities of the family members continue on for the most part in a cyclical pattern, which shows how Undisturbed the Buendia bloodline is. Similarly, there is the overarching cycle of the town itself, which follows a path of ashes to ashes. I believe the ability for a town to appear and disappear without a trace is a true testament to how difference and unconnected Macondo really was from the outside world.