Topic > Magical Realism: Friend or Foe - 649

Your imagination has no limits. What exactly is magical realism, you might ask. Well, if you've ever seen Godzilla you've seen magical realism. Magical realism is a type of dream or fantasy mixed with the real world. How does magical realism make you feel? Why does magical realism occur? How does magical realism influence the world? These are just some of the fascinating questions that we will discover through the stories we have just read. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Light is like Water by Gabriel Garcia Márquez and My Life with the Wave by Octavio Paz. The magical realism used in these tales paints a vivid picture of someone else's fictional life, where the real world and the fantasy world meet in a meticulously realistic style. (Webster, 2013) Gabriel Garcia Marquez's first story, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings is a good example of magical realism. In the story, the man with huge wings falls from the sky, some believe he is an angel coming to pick up the sick boy, and others believe he is just a madman with wings. “'He's an angel,' he told them. “He must have come to get the child, but the poor guy is so old that the rain knocked him down.'” The child's family believed it was a miracle and took him in. For fear of the burden he carried, they secretly wished he would fly away, and so he did. senile vulture”. The magical aspect of this tale kept the story alive, the details of the "angel" were amazing. Not only does magical realism paint a detailed picture in your mind, but it also allows for a sense... in the center of the card... ... there, singing and laughing as always." He was transfixed: "His presence made me life changed. The house with dark corridors and dusty furniture was filled with air, sun, sounds and green and blue reflections, a numerous and happy people with reverberations and echoes... Love was a game, a perpetual creation.” This quote shows how the wave brightened his world and made him truly happy Magical realism can change the world, when you feel alone and sad, allow your mind to take over and set it free My life with l. 'wave. Where will magic take us? Magical realism connects us to the real world imagination and the dreams that we all hope to realize.