Energy

The return of Amaranta Ursula was a huge and very necessary relief.  She is able to bring positive energy and possibility back to Macondo.  Her husband decides to bring an airmail service to Macondo, although he fails in doing this, it gave me something to look forward too while reading.  The air-service also bring the possibility of a new invention (the airplane) to Mocondo.

Jose Arcadio's return

In light of the recient events of the church, I thought that it was quite odd that when Jose Arcadio returns from Rome, he opens up the house to boys.  He slowly has a tighter and tighter relationship with them, and eventually is even bathing with them.  While I hope that this is the full extent of their relationship, I think that it is very possible that it is not.

Last Son

Watching the last of the Colonel's sons get shot on the door step to his own house was again a disappointment.  The way that the story has turned, it made sense but I was never the less hoping that something was going to come of him.  I was also rather disappointed when the four boys came back and stole the money.  I thought that even though he had no need for it, it would have been nicer if Aureliano was the one to find it.