A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings Literary Analysis

Magical Realism could be confused by fantasy in literature. In fantasy the story is happening in another world whereas in Magical Realism, the story happens in our world, but there are small magical elements which happens in the story. In the short story of “A very Old Man with Enormous Wings” written by Garcia Marquez fits in to Magical Realism category. Garcia Marquez uses magical realism by setting fantastical characters. In the short story, an old man with giant wings lying unconscious on the yard of Pelayo. This Magical Realism adding the fantasy and entertainment into the story. Also, the old man, a tale of spider-woman, who has been enchanted to become a gigantic tarantula due to the disobedience of her parents, is another extraordinary