Originality is the Key to Success

All of the world's most accomplished authors have their own unique writing style, and at the same time have been able to revolutionize the writing community, the most prominent being: James Joyce's "Araby", Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl", and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings". Time and time again, these authors are able to use their unique writing styles to have their readers ponder these contemporary issues.

Joyce is able to employ his childish side in his writing, but at the same time also put in "enigmas and puzzles" (James Joyce). He also was known for using writing tools such as: imagery, realism, epiphanies, and stream-of-consciousness to engage his readers in his stories and create a vivid image in their minds as well as a new perspective on the reality of life. He hits the reader with a sense of realism, and at the same time creates a dirty image in his or her mind all in a couple of sentences.

Jamaica Kincaid utilizes her writing in order to convey her feministic views. Throughout "Girl", Kincaid writes from a maternal perspective, almost dictating what appears to be her daughter. Stylistically, the motherly figure in the story gives life advice to this daughter-like figure showing her how to do things such sewing, growing okra, and  how to catch fish. Specifically, when Kincaid says, "This is how to bully a man; This is how a man bullies you" (Kincaid 53), she uses her writing style to convey female equality and empowerment. Overall, Kincaid conveys her own personal views through her stylistic writing.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez uses a technique called magical realism to emphasize people's treatment of what is foreign, or different. Magical realism is an art in which myth and fantasy mix with reality to blur differences between reality and fantasy. The old man is exploited by the townspeople, and treated as an oddity, while his identity is questioned because of his confusing and difficult to understand story. On the other hand, the spider woman has a clear story and moral, therefore no one questions her identity. Therefore, Garcia Marquez is emphasizing that in reality, people tend to accept a simpler explanation, rather than a complex but perhaps more truthful explanation. Therefore, Garcia Marquez uses this fantastical example to make his readers think about their treatment of others.

Many authors have been successful because they have unique and interesting writing styles. Authors such as James Joyce, Jamacia Kincaid, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez have used their respective writing styles, such as imagery and humor, magical realism, and using the entire story to convey her idea throughout.