Most Handsomest Drowned Man

The story “The most Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the film “Edward Scissorhands” by Tim Burton, is all about magical realism. Esteban is a man who drowned and washed up on the shores of a village and he is larger and more handsome than the men of the village. Edward is a boy who has scissors for hands and is very different from the people of the town. Esteban and Edward relate to magical realism because they are seen as normal in their towns but in our world they would be seen as something strange and unusual. Esteban shows the people that it’s ok to think bigger and better and to do bigger and better things. The townspeople said that they were going to build their houses bigger in memory of Esteban.