In his story, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” magical realism plays a very prominent role in combining fantasy with everyday life. In the beginning of the story, Marquez instantly creates an unusual and somewhat fairy tale-ish description of rain when he writes that “the world had been sad since Tuesday.” There is a unique combination of the fantastic and common descriptions in the story, such as the great surge of crabs that invade Pelayo and Elisenda’s house as well as the mud coming from the beach where rainy grayness is described as looking “like powdered light.” Marquez illustrates this daydream-like setting through the use of magical descriptions of realistic objects and visual imagery which have the effect of creating a sort of surreal experience in the story. The magical elements are especially evident when the old winged man - dressed in tattered clothing and full of lice - emerges, a true ‘magical’ creation juxtaposed with
In his story, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” magical realism plays a very prominent role in combining fantasy with everyday life. In the beginning of the story, Marquez instantly creates an unusual and somewhat fairy tale-ish description of rain when he writes that “the world had been sad since Tuesday.” There is a unique combination of the fantastic and common descriptions in the story, such as the great surge of crabs that invade Pelayo and Elisenda’s house as well as the mud coming from the beach where rainy grayness is described as looking “like powdered light.” Marquez illustrates this daydream-like setting through the use of magical descriptions of realistic objects and visual imagery which have the effect of creating a sort of surreal experience in the story. The magical elements are especially evident when the old winged man - dressed in tattered clothing and full of lice - emerges, a true ‘magical’ creation juxtaposed with