Killing of the sons

I was rather disappointed when all but one of the sons of CAB were killed.  Although they were in part responsible for the many new and not so nice additions to Macondo, I found them to be characters with a lot of potential for the rest of the story.  I am now particularly looking forward to what his eldest son will accomplish, being the only one left alive.  The new additions to Macondo were rather shocking to me, I did not in the least expect Macondo to develop into a rough town.  The size increase was not all that shocking, but the way in which the incomers behaved and separated themselves was.  Remedios the Beauty was also a character that caught my attention.  Firstly, the way that she over simplified everything was rather clever.  She ended up getting to do whatever she wanted whenever she wanted.  The way that all of the "gringos" were attracted to her was another piece of the story that I thought could have a lot of potential, possibly setting Remedios up to be a very powerful figure.  This opportunity was taken away when she literally ascended.  One day when in the backyard, strong winds came and carried her into the sky.  Although not the ending of Remedios the Beauty I was looking for, this type of even has come to be expected by this point in the novel.