Enormous Wings

When a reader finishes reading “a Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez, the reader falls in love with ironic messages but stick with the doubtfulness of the story at the same time. The story shows an old man who has wings like an angel, but does not act like an angel at all. Pelayo and Elisenda who find the old man dislike him, but still take care of him. At the end of the story, the old man flies across the roof of the house to the sea by nothing happened to the couples, father Gonzaga, and the spider women. Through every word of the story, the irony of the story perfectly combines with the ambiguity surrounding the angel. The writing style shows readers how the story uses the equivocal-meaning messages to present
The old man was created with the enormous wing that shows how different and heavenly he is. In contrast, his nature is same with everyone else, such as pain when people burn his side with an iron or anger when people throw a stone to him (407). Besides, Pelayo and Elisenda, the couples, seem like they love him by choosing not to kill him (406). On the other hand, they put him in a chicken coop and do not like when see him in the house (409). Father Gonzaga and other villagers are Christian which believe in existing of an angel. Unfortunately, they do not believe that the old man is an angle because he does not understand the language of god and know how to greet the priest (406). However, all over the story, the narrator always calls the old man “The Angel.” This irony of the characters shows the nature of humanity in terms of appearance, love, and belief of religion. Firstly, appearance cannot tell any about any person. The look of the old man does not tell anything about his nature. The wings do not represent the kindness or patience for the people. No one knows what is inside other people by looking at how they dress or what they are. Secondly, the world has different kinds of love. Love can express in different ways. People cannot judge love by looking at the action. Taking care does not mean love. In contrast, cruelness does not mean hate, such as parents blame their child. Thirdly is the irony of belief. Although, father Gonzaga does not accept the old man, it does not mean that he does not believe in Christianity. On the other hand, Understanding the language of god and knowing how to greet the priest do not tell anything. The story does not tell the readers that the old man is an angel or not. The story still keeps the ambiguity along with the