Magical Realism: How do you classify it?

The controversy surrounding Magical Realism makes the classification of what is and what is not Magical Realism very difficult. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a famous Magical Realist, has written many pieces of what is generally conceived to be Magical Realism. Marquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings fulfills every characteristic of Magical Realism. Marquez, a Colombian, has accomplished a great deal in the field of Magical Realism. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings includes …showed first 75 words of 566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 566 total…angel brings them wealth when they charge admission to view him. For this family of three, life takes a better turn after giving the old man a chicken coop in which to sleep. Marquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings fulfills every characteristic of Magical Realism. His short story contains magic that exists in a realistic background and one can easily see why Marquez is so well renowned in the field of Magical Realism.