 In an interview with María Elvira Samper , García Márquez has admitted that his portrayal of Bolívar is partly a self @-@ portrait . He identifies with Bolívar in many ways , since their method of controlling their anger is the same and their philosophical views are similar : neither " pays much attention to death , because that distracts one from the most important thing : what one does in life " . 
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In an interview with María Elvira Samper , García Márquez done admitted that his portrayal of Bolívar is partly a self @-@ portrait . He identify with Bolívar in many ways , since their method of controlling their anger the same and their philosophical views similar : neither " pay much attention to death , because that distract one from the most important thing : what one do in life " .