A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The mythical of A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a fascinating tale which in which the title introduces little but enough to know what this tale is going to be about. This tale is mainly about the old man with the enormous wings. The way the old man appeared made his characteristics look as an angel fallen from heaven after a stormy night. I find this tale to be quite interesting. Interesting in how the old man is treated and how he makes magical miracles which some might be totally evil or good to the villagers.
One way the author made the story stand out was the tone he used. In the first paragraph of the story the author makes it appear as if you were experiencing what was going on. “On the third day of rain they had killed so many crabs inside…”Pg.353. The way the author uses the tone in this story makes it easier to read and comprehend. Marquez sets his tone of voice filled with illustration and explanation of how and why it’s happening. “Frightened by that nightmare, Pelayo ran…” Pg. 354 this is also another example of how the family that …show more content…
The old man is also being characterized as a superficial angel. As if he was an animal at a circus, people mistreated the old man by “having fun” just by throwing things at him. As it says in chapter two in page 354 Pelayo and Elisenda describe the old man as if he was a lost sailor. Father Gonzaga also describes the old man as an imposter. He characterizes him as a person who makes people think he’s an angel, whom appears to magically make miracles. Also being treated like an animal, the old man is put in the pen house with the chickens. Knowing the old man is humanely they don’t do anything in response to save him or even treat him humanely right. Until one day when Elisenda was in the kitchen and saw the old man flew away into the light. And that was when they knew he was finally resting, as well with
One way the author made the story stand out was the tone he used. In the first paragraph of the story the author makes it appear as if you were experiencing what was going on. “On the third day of rain they had killed so many crabs inside…”Pg.353. The way the author uses the tone in this story makes it easier to read and comprehend. Marquez sets his tone of voice filled with illustration and explanation of how and why it’s happening. “Frightened by that nightmare, Pelayo ran…” Pg. 354 this is also another example of how the family that …show more content…
The old man is also being characterized as a superficial angel. As if he was an animal at a circus, people mistreated the old man by “having fun” just by throwing things at him. As it says in chapter two in page 354 Pelayo and Elisenda describe the old man as if he was a lost sailor. Father Gonzaga also describes the old man as an imposter. He characterizes him as a person who makes people think he’s an angel, whom appears to magically make miracles. Also being treated like an animal, the old man is put in the pen house with the chickens. Knowing the old man is humanely they don’t do anything in response to save him or even treat him humanely right. Until one day when Elisenda was in the kitchen and saw the old man flew away into the light. And that was when they knew he was finally resting, as well with