Pelayo Enormous Wings

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The character I'm analyzing is Pelayo and the analytical method I'm implementing is the psychoanalytical lens. I enjoyed reading Pelayos story because he had such a mysterious atmosphere. While reading A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings it raised many questions about the mysterious creature with wings. Some suggest that it was an angel sent from heaven to help heal Pelayos child from sickness. Others believed it was the work of the devil. However, I will analyze Pelayos fatherly and kind characteristics.

One evening, Pelayo was at work removing the crabs from his yard due to the excessive rain. Pelayo was on a desperate attempt to remove the smell believing it was the cause of his child sickness.While working he stumbled across a man lying …show more content…

While reading Pelayos story I can detect that he is a kind caring man. Not only did Pelayo show compassion to the mysterious man but most importantly to his family and sick child. Pelayo is portrayed as a very poor man living the life of a villager. When Pelayo made his discoverie of the unknown creature Pelayo could have simply left him face flat in the mud just as he found him. Pelayo took it upon himself to shelter the mysterious creature with wings in his chicken coop. Even though he already had problems of his own. Pelayo figured that he could not take care of the mysterious creature. So Pelayos plan was to put the creature with wings on a boat with food and send him off. That act also resembles Pelayos generous character. Being a poor man Pelayo didn't have much food but he cared for the health of the unknown creature whom he didn't even interact with well. Due to the unknown language the mysterious creature spoke. In Addition through Pelayo's actions we can draw that Pelayo was a kind person. Kind is defined as a desire to help others (Merriam-Webster's, 1999). Pelayo helped the old man by providing …show more content…

In the beginning of Pelayos story he was out in his yard on a mission to get rid of all the crabs. It had rained for three days and his yard was completely filled with crabs. Pelayo was highly determined to get rid of the crabs because he believed it was the cause of his child's sickness. These actions I mentioned show Pelayos fatherly characteristics. In an article by Joy and Gary Lundberg they categorize a good father as a provider for the family ( Lundberg & Lundberg). Pelayo as a good father was trying to provide for his child with medical attention but being a poor man he wasn't able to provide for his child medicine. Instead, Pelayo took action in a way he thought would help his child. By picking up Crabs you can say Pelayo was acting on instinct of a good father. Likewise, Pelayo took advantage of the mysterious creature by charging for admission. Pelayo made enough money that if another illness were to strike his family in the near future he would be financially prepared. The money was disturbed throughout the household. Pelayo spoiled his wife with silky dresses and put guard rails on his windows because he cared for the safety of his

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