Monday, April 14, 2014

A very old man with enormous wings by: Gabriel garcia marquez

I liked this story, but i found something a little odd about it. I thought that it was blunt and had very little plot to it. I liked the detail of the "angel" and how you see him through the eyes of the spectators and not through his own eyes. I was never really confused with the writing but i was always curious about the things that were being said. I wish that the spectators views were clarified and everything was elaborated on. In the very beginning things are pretty well laid out in terms of setting and people but from there on out everything got a little mixed up. I thought it was interesting how they didnt respect the old man at all. They made so much money off of him and he was unlike anything they had ever seen before, why didnt they treat him better? Even after they built a new house and everything and thought that he supposedly saved their child they still kept him outside in the chicken pen.
Overall i pretty much enjoyed this story but i also dont understand a lot of the meaning behind it.

3 questions:
What made the people view him in such a good way all of the sudden? And then very quickly not in a good way?

What made him seem familiar in the beginning?

What time period is this set in?

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