Lack of magical realism in When We Were Dogs Three works cited Latin American author Elena Garro wrote works such as "Recuerdos del porvenir", "Andamos" huyendo Lola", "Testimonios sobre Mariana" and "The Day We Were Dogs". The short story "The Day We Were Dogs" (1964) uses events that are questionable to the reader even if the characters do not ask questions. Because these events are questioned by the reader, it is not a magical realist story. This story may have been classified incorrectly because it was written by a Latin author "The Day We Were Dogs", the author uses magical elements to tell the story of two sisters and that day as "dogs?". These elements seem magical by means of Magical Realism techniques, but since the author does not clarify whether these two sisters are dogs or if they pretend to be dogs, the reader hesitates After reading the following passage, the reader might conclude that the two girls are pretending: Eve got up and disappeared among the plants. She came running back and threw herself next to Toni. “I told them to cook for three dogs and no people.” I didn't ask for anything. Next to Toni the house had lost weight. Two ants walked on the earth of the day; an earthworm peeked out of a hole, I touched it with my fingertip and it became a red ring. There were bits of leaves, bits of branches, tiny pebbles, and the black earth smelled like magnolia water. The other day it was on one side. Toni, Eva and I fearlessly observed its gigantic towers and stationary winds, purple and mulberry colored. "You, what will your name be? Look for your dog's name, I'll look for mine." “Am I a dog?” "Yes, we are dogs." (208) Then the readers read the following passage and ask themselves the decision they had made when reading the previous passage: The dogs came to the gate; it was difficult for them to open the door; the bolts were very high. (209) By making the reader (Todorov) hesitate about whether it is supernatural or real, this story could be placed in the Fantastic genre, but we cannot place it in this genre because it also contains an element of the Sublime. . The Magic Realism technique that the author uses is that of the approximation or almost fusion (Faris) of two different days. This becomes evident when the narrator states that it was “a day with two days” (206). This Magical Realism technique also becomes evident in the following passage: And she jumped onto my bed to look at me closely. Her blonde hair covered her forehead. From my bed he jumped to the floor, put a finger to his lips and carefully penetrated the day that was advancing parallel to the other. (207) Since this technique is a Magical Realism technique, it seems to be part of Magical Realism, but since the reader has this hesitation towards the magical elements, it is not acceptable as a Magical Realism text. The only people who don't hesitate are the characters, but it depends on what day the girls are on whether the characters are faking it or not. In the next passage it seems that the characters think that the girls are pretending on one of the days: Everything was still. The other afternoon it was so high that the street below was out of it. Several men armed with rifles appeared in the distance. They were like all men; dressed in white, with palm sombreros on their heads. They walked slowly. The footsteps of their Huaraches sounded from far away. There were no trees in the street to muffle the sound of footsteps; only white walls, against which the footsteps resounded, ever closer, like the roll of drums on a feast day. The roaring suddenly stopped when they reached the wounded man. "Did you kill him?" "Of course I did, ask the girls." The men looked at the dogs. "Did you see him?" "Woof! Woof!" replied Buddha. "Woof! Woof!" replied Christ. (210), 1973