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Magical Realism in Context: Analysis of
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From the beginning of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," the ordinary begins to confront the extraordinary. This short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of the most famous Latin American authors, was introduced to the world in 1955. By examining the "magical" and "realistic" elements of this short story, the theoretical term given to an emerging art form of the mid- twentieth century can be applied to a work of literature.
Marquez does not waste time ushering in the "magical" elements of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." The main character of the story, Pelayo, was coming back to his house after throwing away many crabs that had come into his house. Pelayo and his wife Elisenda thought that a stench from the many crabs was
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