Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a famous writer of magical realism, would often pose for pictures with a Bright smile and a middle finger pointed towards the camera. This may seem odd, but that is exactly the point. Magical realism, a writing tool used by writers like Garcia Marquez, would be written as though everything is perfectly normal, but not everything is, in order to make the distinction betewen fantasy and reality less clear. Magical realism is often about more that just fantasy, however, and is frequently used as a tool for discussing bigger issues, such as politics, sociatal normalities, or even the struggles of adolescents. "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings," demonstrates the use of this tool very well.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's use of magical realism within the story of "An Old with enormous wings" is to explain humans natural tendency to be more accepting with what's normal although something different can be just as interesting and engaging. Marquez is able to convey this issue through the use of a foreign old angel who is not declared miracle by a catholic priest due to the Angels inhibility to speed Latin. The Catholic Church “spent their time finding out in the prisoner had a navel, if his dialect had any connection with Aramaic, how many times he could fit on the head of a pin, or whether he wasn't just a Norwegian with wings”(Garcia Marquez 4).This demonstrates the Marquezes feelings towards the writing community and how the community refuses to accept foreign texts as classics. Through Marquez's short story the reader can begin to understand larger issues in human nature
Gabriel Garcia Marquez effectively uses magical realism in his stories, and although the stories may seem like harmless tales, they manage to convey the author's take on bigger issues. Magical realism is used by Garcia Marquez as a sort of code- where the author can write in fiction, and yet still write meaningful commentary on society
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