Magical Realism in Gabriel Garcia Marqezs A Very Old Man with Enormous

Characteristics of Magical Realism in Gabriel Garcia Marqezs A Very Old serviceman with Enormous WingsThe controversy surrounding Magical Realism makes the classification of what is and what is not Magical Realism precise difficult. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a famous Latin American author, has written many pieces of what is generally conceived to be Magical Realism. Marqezs A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings fulfills all(prenominal) characteristic of Magical Realism.. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings includes many aspects, which may be described as magical. In the fabrication, an sure-enough(a) man with a very poor set of wings is found and kept as a pet for several years. These wings were described by the doctor in the story as ...so natural on that completely human organism that he couldnt understand why other men didnt have them, too (528). The fact that the old man had wings in the first place seems very acceptable to the characters, and this nonchalance is conveyed to the r eader. Marquez also adds to the story the tale of the lady spider. The lady spider has the dead body of a tarantula and the head of a young girl. She was transformed to this state after sneaking out of her parents home to attend a dance. Witches, wizards, and spells are not used to transform her, simply lightning. The lady spider takes away the old mans mobs of spectators leaving him more ordinary in that he is still around horizontal after his fifteen minutes of fame are over. Another example of magic is the overabundance of pediculosis pubis. An infestation one can accept easily enough. However, an infestation of crabs so severe the stench alone makes the infant very ill is much more nonrealistic. The use of numbers also seems magical in a sense. The story takes place on the third day of r... ...sailor who remembers his past as a human and is adjusting to his fate as a angel. The angel makes many mistakes with his miracles. However, the family that houses him, though they treat him as inferior, does have a sprain of fate because of his existence. The angel brings them wealth when they charge admission to view him. For this family of three, life takes a better turn after giving the old man a chicken coop in which to sleep. Marquezs A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings fulfills every characteristic of Magical Realism. His short story contains magic that exists in a realistic background. One can easily see why Marquez is such a forerunner in the field of Magical Realism. Works Cited Garcia Marqez, Gabriel A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings. The Norton Introduction of Literature. Ed. Jerome Beaty. N.Y. W.W.Norton and Company, 1996. 525-529.