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    Belicia and Abelard and this family fought against the curse of fuku which was caused by Trujillo. By unconventionally using a writing method of magic realism‚ the author Junot Diaz wrote about a real history of Dominican Republic during Trujillo’s dictatorship period and the lives of Dominican people who live in America nowadays. Magical realism allows Diaz to bring supernatural elements to the story. Even though this novel has many magic elements‚ the core of it is trying to express the Dominican

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    Magical Realism What is magical realism and how is it interpreted through the readings of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”? “Magical Realism combines elements of both to present a matter-of-fact world in which the extraordinary exists side by side with the mundane realities of everyday life (Latham)”. The author of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ he has written a few other short stories that deal with magical realism. The main topic of choice for magical realism

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    seem to take things for granted of things that are not important and not focus on things that are important. In the story “the Curing Woman” by Alejandro Morales‚ draws on the traditional Mexican folktale‚ it has the elements of social realism and magical realism. The story describes the life of women by the name of Doña Marcelina and Trujillo Benidorm. Marcelina leaves her home at a young age‚ at the age of thirteen years old‚ so that she could be with her mother. Marcelina mother was a healer.

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    4/8/13 The Flaw of Truth The truth to a writer who uses magical realism is like a sunshade over a blooming flower. The flower may still live‚ but its beauty isn’t as magnificent. Truth needs to be somewhat apparent in a work‚ but a writer using magical realism needs creativity. Magical realism may not create a truthful story‚ but one with meaning. The movie Big Fish offers sagaciousness into how a writer or a storyteller can use magical realism to show the reader something that the truth makes commonplace

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    been hidden by the humorous words authors of the genre‚ magical realism. The stories can be perceived in whatever way but they don’t just put in the humor and irony for no reason‚ they are wanting us to take a personal lesson from the stories and learn from them. The lessons we learn can be about ourselves in the way we treat others and how we treat ourselves. Also‚ life situations that happen everyday and how we can solve them. Magical realism may be just goofy stories to the common eye but some see

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    MAGICAL REALISM IN PAULO COELHO’S BRIDA D. Vijaya Lakshmi Sr. Asst. Prof. Vishnu Institute of Technology‚ Bhimavaram‚ A.P. 9493309769 dvlakshmi1973@gmail.com Abstract Magic Realism or Magical Realism‚ a narrative technique creates a trend and a new genre in international contemporary fiction. The German critic Frenz Roh first used the term Magic Realism‚ a new art form in 1925. Later it is developed by Post-Colonial writers such as Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Marquez‚ who are the most reputable

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    considered as escapist fiction. However‚ even though magical realism may contain what we deem to be fantasy elements‚ magical realism “conveys the reality of one or several worldviews that actually exists or existed” as stated in Bruce Holland’s article titled‚ “What Is Magical Realism Really?” (1). There are multiple versions of it‚ each with its own cultural background and beliefs. Magical realism is a type of realism but “one different from the realism...most of our culture now experiences” (1). Although

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    Miller AP English Lit 3 December 2013 Magical Realism Magic realism or magical realism is an art form where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane‚ realistic environment. (Faris‚ Wendy B. and Lois Parkinson Zamora‚ Introduction to Magical Realism: Theory‚ History‚ Community‚ pp. 5) Although it is most commonly used as a literary form‚ magic realism also applies to film and the visual arts. Professor Matthew Strecher defines magic realism as "what happens when a highly detailed

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    Magical Realism in Thursday’s Child Magical Realism centers on Tin Flute in Thursday’s Child by Soyna Harnett. Magical realism is a literary genre where magical elements are a natural part to a rather realistic‚ dull setting. The title of the book comes from a nursery rhyme with the same title. Thursday’s Child is Tin‚ who was born on a Thursday and as the nursery rhyme says‚ “he has far to go.” Tin is an eccentric and isolated child who digs. His wanderings take him underneath the earth into the

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    Gothic Literature vs Magical Realism Gothic literature and magical realism are genres that both work to create strong emotions from the reader by using the type of elements they have in their stories. Magical realism is when the author uses recognizable characters who feel‚ act‚ and react in customary ways and introduces them to supernatural or unreal elements. Elements that pertain to magical realism that are found in the short story “House Taken Over” would be the realistic characters and the

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