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Gabriel García MárquezWhen Pelayo and his wife, Elisenda, first see the old man, he appears to them in the following way: "He was dressed like a ragpicker. There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull...
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Flowers of EvilOne of the most distinctive aspects of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is his affinity for mythic construction. Magical realism plays a vital role in his works. I think that one modern movie that can...
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A Very Old Man with Enormous WingsWhile the title suggests this is a simple story for children, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale For Children," by Gabriel Garcis Marquez, is much more than that. The "captive angel" to...
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A Very Old Man with Enormous WingsThe subtitle is "A Tale For Children," and the story is much more in the vein of older fairy tales than modern stories that are sanitized and simplified. By presenting a possibly theological and...
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Gabriel García MárquezYour argument regarding the three reasons why la viuda led a lonely and sheltered life goes hand in hand with the story "La Viuda de Montiel", especially towards the paragraph that reads: Aquella...
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Gabriel García MárquezIrony is defined as the narrator's choice to use language to juxtapose what is said to what it is intended to be said. This form of figurative language can manifest in epigrams, paradoxes, and...
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Gabriel García MárquezLa primera instancia de ironía en el cuento "La Viuda de Montiel" ocurre al principio cuando Márquez describe el semblante del cadaver de José (Chepe) Montiel expuesto en capilla ardiente. La...
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Gabriel García Márquez"Death Constant Beyond Love", or "Muerte Constante Mas Alla del Amor" (1970) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a brilliant example of Romantic or Realistic literature. The elements of Romantic...
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Gabriel García MárquezA metaphor is a direct comparison, when you compare something to something else by saying it IS that something. For example, Eva is not literally inside her cat. It’s a metaphor. Specific...
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Gabriel García MárquezGarcía Márquez is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he was awarded in 1982 for his best-known work, One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967). He has been amazingly successful, for by...
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Gabriel García MárquezThe moral values in the story are best seen in the townspeople's reactions to something so unique, different, exotic, and strange as this man washing up ashore, dead, and who looked so strikingly....
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Gabriel García Márquezquestion dosenot tell what are you trying to ask
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Gabriel García MárquezThe mayor's response tells you a lot about the authority he holds. If the dentist sends the bill to the town, the town will pay for it. If the dentist sends the bill to the mayor, apparently the...