Gabriel García Márquez's story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" had some interesting ideas, however I did not really enjoy it that much. It was a bit too fake and far-fetched for my taste, but putting that aside, the author did have some really creative ideas integrated into his story. I noticed a religious motif as Father Gonzaga and a bishop were often mentioned. When I first started reading I thought that it was all going to turn out to be a dream or something, I mean the author did say something about it being a "nightmare".
Three questions that I have about this reading are:
1. Where are the authors ideas about what angels are supposedly like coming from?
2. Why did characters in this story continue thinking that this man is an angel when he is so confused about everything going on around him?
3. Did Elisenda really want the man to leave in the end? When he did, I noticed that she kept watching him until he disappeared, which gives a sense of longing for him to come back.
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