The Handsomest Drowned Man; a Character Analysis
Butler-Fells, Gregory, D.
English Comp II/B04
11 February 2013
Character Analysis: Esteban-The Handsomest Drowned Man by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“Truly this is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.”
But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?” So was a division among the people because of Him. (John 41-44, NKJV).
The opening scripture summarizes the villagers’ attitude toward Esteban in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World. He appears to be what they initially believe is a washed up whale, but none of them were prepared for what he would later become as more of his attributes are revealed as they examine his person throughout the composition. The character of Esteban in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World contains many easily identifiable comparisons to Jesus Christ and the Christian faith.
The aforementioned scriptural reference expresses the contention felt by the Jews and Greeks who were trying to understand who Christ was exactly and where he came from. Some people said he was the Christ, a prophet from Galilee, while others were holding their reservations for proof of their own. Similarly, the villagers in Marquez’s composition were overwhelmed with wonder by the man who they initially thought was a whale and who, over time, began to reveal so much more. “ Then they saw it had no flags or mast and they thought it was a whale. But when it washed up on the beach, they removed the clumps of seaweed, the jellyfish tentacles, and the remains of fish and flotsam, and only then did they see it was a drowned man. (The Handsomest Drowned Man, Marquez).” Christians experience a similar experience when the ‘person’ of Christ is revealed to them for the very first time-when they are aware that He is so much more than a man of flesh and bones.
Additionally, Christ reveals Himself to
English Comp II/B04
11 February 2013
Character Analysis: Esteban-The Handsomest Drowned Man by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“Truly this is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.”
But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?” So was a division among the people because of Him. (John 41-44, NKJV).
The opening scripture summarizes the villagers’ attitude toward Esteban in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World. He appears to be what they initially believe is a washed up whale, but none of them were prepared for what he would later become as more of his attributes are revealed as they examine his person throughout the composition. The character of Esteban in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World contains many easily identifiable comparisons to Jesus Christ and the Christian faith.
The aforementioned scriptural reference expresses the contention felt by the Jews and Greeks who were trying to understand who Christ was exactly and where he came from. Some people said he was the Christ, a prophet from Galilee, while others were holding their reservations for proof of their own. Similarly, the villagers in Marquez’s composition were overwhelmed with wonder by the man who they initially thought was a whale and who, over time, began to reveal so much more. “ Then they saw it had no flags or mast and they thought it was a whale. But when it washed up on the beach, they removed the clumps of seaweed, the jellyfish tentacles, and the remains of fish and flotsam, and only then did they see it was a drowned man. (The Handsomest Drowned Man, Marquez).” Christians experience a similar experience when the ‘person’ of Christ is revealed to them for the very first time-when they are aware that He is so much more than a man of flesh and bones.
Additionally, Christ reveals Himself to