Enormous Wings

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A very old man with enormous wings “A very old man with enormous wings”, is a story that combines realistic narrative techniques and surreal elements as a natural part of a mundane environment. This story is set in the late 19th century or the early 20th century, in Columbia. We are not told where the story is told, however, that is where Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born. The story is written in omniscient narration, this could be a narration of some of the people in the village, just like A Rose For Emily. Upon reading “ A very old man with enormous wings”, a series of unfortunate events occur to a poor old man that has enormous wings. The entire story takes place in Pelayo and Elisenda’s courtyard; it almost feels like we are held captive with the old man. Although the story is taking place in the courtyard we are introduced to some of the things about the setting. The people in the village are very conservative and uneducated; they seem to believe every word a woman in their neighborhood said. “They called in a woman who knew everything about life and death to …show more content…

Sick people started to visit the so-called angel and after a short period of time, those people have been given an alternative rather than a cure, money. For example, a man who was not able to walk won the lottery, also a family with an ill son became rich due to the money they earned from letting people visit the angel. Furthermore, I think that the family should have been grateful to the angel, as had changed their lives completely, rather than treat him like a burden. During the angel’s entire stay at the courtyard, only one act of kindness had been presented. Pelayo extended the old mans stay in the shed, in which he continued his healing process from the physical abuse he had

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