Question

In your own words, write a brief summary story of "One of These Days" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Describe what is the theme of this story, what are literacy elements of this story and Characterization.
(Please uses your own words only, make sure check Grammar Punctuation).

Answer 1

In this story "One of these days" Aurelio Escovar is introduced as a poor dentist without a degree. One morning, he is shown very busy polishing false teeth when the mayor arrives to see him. At first he refuses to see this patient as he is busy. But the mayor, who has been suffering severe toothache for five days and is desperate, threatens to shoot him. Eventually the dentist lets him in, examines him, and then removes the infected wisdom tooth, without anesthesia.

We can realize from the story that the dentist has deliberately made the mayor suffer all this time, and he gives the reason as he pulls out the tooth, saying "Now you’ll pay for our twenty dead men." When the mayor has recovered and wiped his tears, he leaves, telling the dentist to send the bill. When Escovar asks whether to send the bill "To you or the town?," the mayor replies, "It’s the same thing."