Analysis: A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

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Sometimes a deeper understanding of reality can be established through faith and the supernatural. In the case of the story of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one would argue that magical practicality plays a significant part in elaborating on the underlying issues that humanity deals with when it comes to explaining matters that we have a very limited understanding towards. As a result, I feel this might be due in part because of the limitations we have in comprehending some of the weird things we encounter in life. The old man with wings in this story, in my opinion, only compares with the Spider woman in weirdness, except that one represents good and the other represents evil. While reading this story, my …show more content…

Therefore, it often begins with a moderate view of religion where people might find comfort knowing how something of this nature might exist. In this case, a relation with the only acceptable supernatural human being is often considered something plausible. Father Gonzaga comes in as a verified man of God to establish this connection. However, one would quickly notice the challenging reality that he faces. For instance, Mrs. Gabriel illustrates that “father Gonzoga went into the chicken coop and said good morning in parish…. He had his first suspicion when he saw that he (the angels) did not understand the language of God” (Kirszner & Mandell, 2013, p. 592). What does this even mean? Did God speak Latin? Was it the first language? It is difficult to tell, but much of the bible’s earlier days were possible through Latin. If religion in politics is considered very toxic, in the spiritual sense it is ultimately considered very moderate. As a result, This might be due in part because religion would simply shun what is not related to its words and what seems unclean, as the angel demonstrates to be. But this, again, is the reality of being paranormal. Therefore, when it does not relate to you in any way you ignore it and when it does, you keep …show more content…

A few humans can withstand it, but the vast majority will respond to fear and flee. When the spider lady narrates her story to the locals, it becomes clear to many that this creature might be the manifestation of a curse. The fear is so palpable that the many lines that once came to witness a magical reality disappear into thin air leaving the possibly cursed to their fate. Therefore, one would question how it quickly came to this reality and how it was a significant deal breaker for many. Furthermore, it is important to underscore the underlying reasons for the flight. A delay in the religious and the moralizing effect of the Church fuels the evil thoughts in the minds of man that it becomes impossible to keep any supplementary reality other than the supernatural one. Pelayo and Elisenda also react to this by moving away from their guest and taking care of him from a distance. To illustrate this, Mrs. Gabriel states “elisenda let out a sigh of relief, for herself and for him, when she saw him pass over the last houses, holding himself up in some way with the risky flapping of a senile vulture” (Kirszner & Mandell, 2013, p. 594). Therefore, the very act of a possible curse is what remains in the mind of the person. Furthermore,

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