Gabriel Garcia Marquez Research Paper

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is very influential and considered one of the most significant authors of the Twentieth Century, somewhat contributing to his success was his usage of Magical realism in his writings. It was brought up by many historians that he became infatuated with stories based around the ‘magical’ creatures and element due to his grandmother telling him stories, “The house was filled with stories of ghosts, premonitions, omens and portents” (Saldivar 1997 pg. 97). Magical Realism consists of a magical element, whether being a creature or idea, playing a natural part in a realistic, ‘human’ environment. With Magical Realism and the way Gabriel Garcia Marquez writes there is a common theme that is prevalent consistently in many of
Throughout many of the short stories written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez there is a predominate theme, this being Isolationism, this theme is especially preeminent in Montiel’s Widow, Artificial Roses and A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.
Montiel’s Widow harbors many forms of isolationism, self-induced almost to the point of self-imprisonment, solitude. After the sudden death of the husband only loved by his wife, whom was never named throughout the story, this event propels ‘Montiel’s Widow’ straight into the abyss of isolation. Due to the past actions of Montiel the whole town almost celebrates his death, only wishing that he could have died with shots in his back. In the very beginning of the short story it is said that Montiel’s Widow “She was sincere, that fragile woman, lacerated by superstition, married at twenty by her parents will to the only suitor they had allowed her to see at less than thirty feet, she had never been in direct contact with
From not fully understanding her thoughts and why she believes what she does or the reason behind her actions there seems to be a disconnect between the reader and the character. With the third person narrative, it seems as if the ‘voice’ is unbiased in what it is presenting neither agreeing or disagreeing with anything, it is as it is just offering the story and not caring whether it is heard or understood. With that how, Montiel’s Widow remains unnamed throughout the whole story, could be a way that Gabriel Garcia Marquez is isolating the widow even from the readers, without reveling her name, there is only a certain degree that the reader can connect to the character without know the name. Could it be due to the lack of care from the people of the town that they don’t even seem to want to know her name, just call her ‘Montiel’s Widow’, this may be another example of how the society is isolating her or how Gabriel Garcia Marquez is isolating her from the readers. Gabriel Garcia Marquez seems to be exaggerating or using hyperbole when writing this story he creates this dimension in which, Mr. Don Carmichael is her only REAL interaction or connection the outside world, seems as if it’s a bit of an exaggeration, also how there seems be