Amaranta

Amaranta is a fictional character from Gabriel García Márquez's 1967 novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude. She is the second Amaranta, a descendant of the Buendía family, and lives in the town of Macondo. Amaranta is depicted as a solitary and often bitter woman, known for her reclusiveness and her long-standing feud with her sister-in-law, Rebeca.

Throughout her life, Amaranta is characterized by her refusal to marry, despite several suitors. She dedicates herself to weaving a shroud for her own death, a task that consumes much of her time and symbolizes her isolation. She also nurses a deep resentment towards Pietro Crespi, a man who courted both her and Rebeca, and later toward Colonel Aureliano Buendía, her nephew.

Amaranta's relationships are marked by unfulfilled desires and emotional distance. She experiences a complex and often antagonistic relationship with her family, particularly with Aureliano Segundo and José Arcadio Segundo, her grand-nephews. Her existence is intertwined with the cyclical nature of the Buendía family's history, reflecting themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. She remains a significant figure in the novel, representing a certain aspect of the human condition and the weight of unspoken emotions.