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Gabriel Garcia Marquez's The Most Handsome Drowned Man
Authors get across their ideas by using literary devices. Gabriel Garcia Marquez used a beautiful drowned man in "The Most Handsome Drowned Man" to develop his message that inspiration can come from anywhere. Seeing that Esteban had lived a miserable life because of his height, it made the villagers change things around so that no one will ever be called "too tall" again. Seeing as he lived a sad life had made the villagers want to live happier and more fulfilling lives. Therefore the fact that Esteban had had a miserable life made them want to live happier lives.
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