A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, By Garcia Marquez
The short story of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Garcia Marquez has a strong correlation to the life of Christ and the wavering faith of the mass. The Old
Man and Christ share a number of similarities; the people represented in this story parallel the actions shown in the time of Christ. The story initially begins with the “On the third day of rain…” (Marquez 51). The number three is significant during the time of Christ. The Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit represent the Trinity. Christ resurrected from death on the third day. Peter rejected being a disciple of Christ three times. Shortly after the incident of denial, the rooster crowed three times. “…Three days of provision…” (Marquez 52) is also mentioned later in …show more content…
Christ dealt multiples times with the blinds, the paralyzed, and the lepers. Through all of this, the Old Man is mistreated and tortured. “Cripples pulled out feathers to touch their defective parts with…” (Marquez 53). Even the “most merciful threw stones at him…” (Marquez 53) and branded the side of his body with a hot iron.
Pelayo and Elisenda’s neighbor even recognized him as an angel yet wanted the Old Man murdered. This neighbor wanted this Old Man clubbed to death. These examples show the true character of the village. The men and women of the village seem to represent the people that rejected and ultimately persecuted Christ. The crown of thorns along with the multiple lashes of the whip endured by Christ show parallel to what the Old Man endured. This lack of faith eventually leads all people to migrate towards the woman with a spider body. Interestingly enough, it is mentioned previously by Father Gonzaga to be cautious “that the devil had the bad habit of making use of carnival tricks in order
Man and Christ share a number of similarities; the people represented in this story parallel the actions shown in the time of Christ. The story initially begins with the “On the third day of rain…” (Marquez 51). The number three is significant during the time of Christ. The Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit represent the Trinity. Christ resurrected from death on the third day. Peter rejected being a disciple of Christ three times. Shortly after the incident of denial, the rooster crowed three times. “…Three days of provision…” (Marquez 52) is also mentioned later in …show more content…
Christ dealt multiples times with the blinds, the paralyzed, and the lepers. Through all of this, the Old Man is mistreated and tortured. “Cripples pulled out feathers to touch their defective parts with…” (Marquez 53). Even the “most merciful threw stones at him…” (Marquez 53) and branded the side of his body with a hot iron.
Pelayo and Elisenda’s neighbor even recognized him as an angel yet wanted the Old Man murdered. This neighbor wanted this Old Man clubbed to death. These examples show the true character of the village. The men and women of the village seem to represent the people that rejected and ultimately persecuted Christ. The crown of thorns along with the multiple lashes of the whip endured by Christ show parallel to what the Old Man endured. This lack of faith eventually leads all people to migrate towards the woman with a spider body. Interestingly enough, it is mentioned previously by Father Gonzaga to be cautious “that the devil had the bad habit of making use of carnival tricks in order