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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings Analysis

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The fantasy tale called A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings is an interesting story not only because of the title but the story itself. The story is about a man and his wife finding a very old man with enormous wings but what they don 't know is that he is an angel. The couple then begins to showcase the angel and charges five cents. After becoming rich the couple neglects the old angel. After spending his time with the family locked in a chicken coop, one day he is recovered enough to fly away. You should always treat everyone with respect because they may be an angel in disguise. God performs his many miracles in many ways. Jesus has completed miracles of healing the sick and feeding the poor. These are examples of the basic ways that we see divine mediation at play. God, on the other hand doesn 't promote these basic forms. God the Father chooses to act a certain way that us mortals can only barely understand. This is similar to the fictional tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In the short story, the old man falls from the sky with no understanding or reason. The poor old man is buried in confusion. With no name and unable to communicate with the humans, he stays with them. His reasons for being there are never noted to the reader nor the neighborhood. Nonetheless, the biblical referees all through the story help us figure out the problems with the strange old man. By evaluating the importance of these stories, we can explain the old man’s reasons and also learn more about
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