Geraldo No Last Name 'And A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings'

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Dissecting Human Perceptions of Others Through Cisneros and Marquez Sonder is the realization that all life is as complex as your own. The need for the word displays the instincts within all to forget the significance of life. Literature is a means to explore concepts such as this, authors Sandra Cisneros and Gabriel Garcia Marquez in their works “Geraldo No Last Name” and “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” employ stylistic elements to further the point that humans disregard what does not affect them. While both pieces end by arguing this message through diction, figurative language, and tone, the basis on how they affect the reader differs. Evidently, Cisneros angers readers by inciting thought by utilizing stylistic elements. In “Geraldo.” …show more content…

It is as if someone were to repeatedly say “I’m not hiding anything” hence the audience begins to doubt the narrator or at the very least become skeptical. This is what Cisneros wants, she wants the reader to conclude that despite how little interest they have in Geraldo, there is more to him. In turn, it is revealed how humans have come to appraise one another based on their capacity to benefit them. Additionally, the tone of the story backs this belief by being mocking and impersonal; the author hopes to irk the reader so that they begin questioning the motive behind the story. Notably, when the author hones in on Geraldo, it is to insult him by saying “You know the kind. The ones who always look ashamed” (241) is the type of revelation that is not commonly stated openly. In defense of Geraldo, readers wonder how they treat those who don’t benefit them. Particularly, near the beginning of the story, readers don’t have enough information to care about him until it is revealed that he has lived a hard life just like anybody else. Yet when the reader becomes sad or frustrated, he does have an impact due to how it alters one

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