The magical realist aspects of Isabel Allende's, "Two Words" story

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" and Isabel Allende, "Two Words" Question 1: Read the Isabel Allende, "Two Words" and answer the following questions: What are the magical realist aspects of the story? Compare/contrast Belisa Crepusculario to another character we have read about this semester. What ideas does Allende raise in this story about women, the military and/or language? How does the use of magical realism help Allende to convey her idea(s)? Question 2: Read the Gabriel Garcia Marquez, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" and answer the following questions: What are the magical realist aspects of the story? What are the magical elements in the story? What are the realist elements in the story? What ideas does Marquez raise in this story about religion and/or human nature? How does the use of magical realism help Marquez to convey his idea(s)? Does the story seem to you as a likely way that people might respond to the appearance of this old man? Why or why not? Cite all references, answer questions in paragraph format.                                                                          

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