What is Magical realism? Gabriel Garcia Marquez developed this style of writing. Magical realism combines realistic elements such as, recognizable characters, true-to-life setting, and matter-of-fact tone, with fantastic elements such as, superstitions, bizarre events, and exaggeration. He uses magical and realistic properties to develop A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings and The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World.

The characters Peloyo and Elisenda form A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings have characteristic readers can relate to. The characters are burdened by stormy weather and poverty. They are normal people trying to make ends meat when the angel comes to them and Elisenda discovers a way to make money using him. As readers read this they can relate, realistically, to the story because they possibly have had to work a way to make money before. The setting of this story is especially realistic because Marquez uses sensory...