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Analysis Of A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings By Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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In the Story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" the author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, uses a variety of literary devices to communicate the theme that compassion and cruelty are able to exist simultaneously. The author uses similes, metaphors, and imagery to depict a number of cruel acts that were directed at the Angel. The use of these devices makes the acts more serious in the mind of the reader, and helps the reader to feel sympathetic towards the Angel. At the end of the story, after Pelayo and Elisena have made an enormous amount of money off the Angel, it is revealed that he is actually able to fly. Despite his ability to fly away at any time, the Angel endured months of abuse and cruelty from the townspeople. This is a great example
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