Enormous Wings

Publication: The Explicator
Title: Márquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings and Bambara's The Lesson
Date: 07 August, 2010
Site: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3200/EXPL.64.2.128-130
I chose this source because I think that it best represents the subject and the era in which ‘A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” takes place. Although this source explains much about two short stories, it explains how the short story “A very old man with enormous wings” occurs throughout time period of a war known as “The Violence.” Therefore, the short story ties into this period through religion, politics, and events that occurred in colombia. The author Gabriel Garcia Marquez uses social commentary various times throughout the short story to express

For example, he uses father gonzaga, one of the main characters, as a symbol of the roman catholic church. Moreover, the villagers represent the colombian society and the angel represents religion, as opposed to church. This shows how governments emerges or is seen throughout the whole story whether its within the characters or within the setting. Opinions made by the villagers express an idealized view of religion as government. The way that the angel is treated by all the villagers on the other hand is shown as a negative effect toward the topic of religion this results to betraying their reaction to rule by religious authorities. Garcia used the topics such as religion to express and show how things were in his original locale tying in to “The Violence.” The title itself has its own meaning whereas, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” the word “enormous” refers to the situation of “The Violence” occurring during that time. This short story intrigued me because of the fact that Marquez ties this short story to the time of “the Violence” era and explains what was occurring during his time. Marquez doesn’t just create this boring story