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Transcript: New Historicism BY: Shelby Laitipaya, Roselyn Trinh, Phoebe Weimholt, Madelyn Novick, Elizabeth Haskill, Sandy Gearges Introduction N Gabriel García Márquez (March 6, 1927 - April 17, 2014) Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist First published in 1962 in Spanish Poor dentist named Aurelio Escovar Mayor had toothache for five days Dentist removes tooth without anesthesia “Now you’ll pay for our twenty dead men” “To you or the town?” “It’s the same damn thing” Literature: One of These Days I The mayor has absolute power Dentist without a degree Corruption is exchanged The dentist takes revenge on the mayor Government Corruption S Power, self-positioning, thick description Developed as writer during one of most violent periods in Colombian history Influenced by grandparents Endured time* Reaction to Colombian and Latin American history* Criticism of corrupt political leaders* One Hundred Years of Solitude* Analysis I Film: The Smartest Guys in the Room W H Corruption in the Corporations E Analysis M Music: S CI Analysis R Conclusion TO