Comparing Márquez's A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

How does a person them self find a way to transform their life even if they haven't seen it done before. Márquez had to take this path and find his one way, a true demonstration of motivation. Márquez had his own hardships that he had to go through as a child as well. He was struggling to find his passion. Márquez initially went into school as a pre-law major and eventual dropped out to become a journalist. Becoming a lawyer would not have been a problem for him, but he wanted something different, something that motivated him more. He wanted to do what he was truly passionate about and what interested him. Learning to never settle and to never give up is always important. This story translates into “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” and with
the character of the angel. The angel was constantly mistreated. Being put through very harsh conditions such as he would be “befuddled by the hellish heat”(pg2) and forced to eat food such as “mothballs.”(pg2) The angel wanted to do anything to get out and was desperate, often times “ranting in his hermetic language and with tears in his eyes.”(pg3) But in the end , through and through everything the Angel never gave up. No matter how bad something gets a person can never give in and quit.