Realistic and magical elements of a very old man with enormous wings"A very old man with enormous wings" is a famous short story written by Gabriel Garcia Márquez. It was published in 1955. Gabriel Garcia Márquez was born and spent his childhood in Colombia, but lived in Paris and Mexico. As for the work that made him famous, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" is considered by most to be an archetype of Magical Realism. Reading "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings", one comes across many elements of Magical Realism. A good example of Magical Realism is the old man with wings. An old man is normal and earthly. However, when the wings are applied, what was once mundane becomes the stereotype of Magical Realism. What is most important about the old man with wings is not actually the old man himself, but, more importantly, the fact that the characters who interact with the old man simply see him as an old man with wings. Unlike the society most live in, this society would never accept the old man as a normal man. Even the woman who was transformed into a spider as a child for disobeying her parents is a good model of Magical Realism. The things in the works of Gabriel Garcia Márquez are classified as Magical Realism. The Woman Who Knew All Things Living and Dead is a type of magical realism. How many people know everything? After all, how many people actually know anything? The point is that no one, no matter who, can know everything. Realistic elements are thrown into the crucible of Magical Realism just as fantasy elements are commonly done. Capitalism is a realistic element that is never forgotten. No matter what a writer creates, it will most likely have at least some sort of garments... middle of paper... that is a work of Magical Realism. Overall, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” is a perfect example of magical realism. Works Cited Chanady, Amaryll. "Magical Realism in Spanish American Literature." Magical realism: theory, history, community. Ed.Louis Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris. Durham, NC: UP, 1995: 125-144. Garcia Márquez, Gabriel. "A very old man with enormous wings." Norton's introductory literature. Ed. Jerome Beaty.NY: WW Norton and Company, 1996.525-529.Leal, Luis. "Magical Realism in Spanish American Literature." Magical realism: theory, history, community. Ed. Louis Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris.Durham, NC: UP, 1995:119-124.Roh, Franz. "Magical Realism in Spanish Literature". Magical realism: theory, history, community. Ed. Louis Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris. Durham, NC: Duke UP, 1995: 15-31.