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Analysis Of A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

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In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” author Gabriel Garcia Marquez weaves the natural with the phenomenal in an unexpected yet invigorating way. It leaves us to ask ourselves what our response would if we were confronted with the supernatural right on the other side of our door. By blending the mundane and maleficent parts of life with the extraordinary, Marquez effectively uses a creative tone and unique style to create a story that communicates elements of everyday life, yet supplement it. His story invites us, as readers, to look a little closer at the events in our lives and determine how we are acknowledging to the humane we face. He provokes us to take a second glance at the not-quite-normal events that whisper a deeper meaning. His tale implies that the mingling of humane with extraordinary could change our lives, if we look at them with the right angle. The tone of the story is set in the beginning, with the most natural and unwelcome of occurrences: a sick child in the midst of drab and inclement weather. “The world had been sad since Tuesday.” Within that first sentence, Marquez’ writing style immediately grabs use with imagination. Within the same paragraph, Marquez brings the magical to the human realm by introducing the surreal character of the old angel with giant wings. Marquez then immediately shatters any thought or belief we have of powerful and holy angels by placing him in the mud, face down, unable to pull him up. Through irony we see that one

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