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Magical realism is a literary device where there is a combination of a realistic story with elements of fantasy. In "Bless Me, Ultima" the realistic story is Tony's coming of age and the "fantasy" part is the witches and curandera.
Magic realism is literature in which there are magical elements in an otherwise normal setting...
how was the magical realism first used
Here, magical refers to the special ability we all have to imagine. Magical can mean conjuring up, but only in the imaginative sense, not as a reference to 'magic' per se. Realism is obviously the most ordinary places, times, and events in our world.Magical Realism combines two storylines of magical (imagined) and real, such as in the writings of Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez, a Colombian novelist. In fact, Magical Realism is said to have originated in Latin America with Márquez's "100 years in solitude".Pleasantville, the movie, may be another example of Magical Realism.In a sense, Magical Realism is taking an ordinary situation or scene from everyday life....and adding a layer which could not happen in "real life" but is happening in this new story. For example, magical realism could occur if you took a scene from your country's life, say 200 years ago, and placed yourself as if you were in the story as it unfolds now--but the story you tell is not bound by its original time, sequence, or outcome of the events, but your own telling of the re-telling. Likewise, Magical Realism could take a common realistic event, like getting up to go to school--and the story end up in an Alice in Wonderland type of story.
I think it should be a genre. Here is the definition from Wikipedia: Magic realism, or magical realism, is an artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even "normal" settings.
"The Night Face Up" is considered magical realism because it blends elements of the fantastical with the ordinary. The story blurs the lines between dream and reality, creating a sense of ambiguity that reflects the characteristics of magical realism. The use of vivid and detailed descriptions throughout the narrative also contributes to the dreamlike quality of the story.
No; one can clearly tell it is fiction by the influence of magical realism throughout the story. This means that the author cleverly mixed reality that we can relate to with fantastic events. They are blended in order that the magical events do not seem as out of place and that they in fact seem believable.
No. Authors of realism didn't embrace the ideas of romanticism.
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Magic realism is literature in which there are magical elements in an otherwise normal setting...
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