Hi, need to submit a 1000 words essay on the topic The Use of Magic Realism in 100 Years of Solitude.Download file to see previous pages Macondo never functions as an authentic participant in the poli

Hi, need to submit a 1000 words essay on the topic The Use of Magic Realism in 100 Years of Solitude.

Macondo never functions as an authentic participant in the political and economic processes of the nation. It is always marginal at best. Even after establishing his government position in Macondo, Moscote is nothing more than an "ornamental" authority, as he is described in the text. National politics are more a matter of disruption or confusion than an integral part of Macondo's life. After painting and repainting their homes the colors of both the Liberals and the Conservatives, Macondo's citizens eventually have houses of an undefined color, a sign of the failure, in effect, of both traditional parties. (Williams 85)

The use of magic realism in the novel are may be the constant source of amusement, novelty, and delight. Their purpose, however, is dominated by a strong sense of irony and a commanding undertone of prevailing sorrow and tragic futility. Thus, Marquez shows Jose Arcadio as powerless in sorting out magic from knowledge. He knows nothing about geography and, although he has a sextant, a compass, and maps, he gets physically lost, defeated by the nature which surrounds them. His imagination is always racing ahead of the business at hand. Thus, he is continually defeated. His desires and talents are huge. he is, however, incapable of directing them purposefully with any firm sense of the reality of his situation. The use of the fantastic in the novel, thus, He illustrates how all the Arcadios suffer as victims of murder or disease. and how all the three Aurelianos succumb to a self-imposed exile in a solitude which can last for decades. Marquez seems to rue along with the people of Macondo and the Buendias, who inspite of their essential and comical present, are inept of grabbing control of their individual history. Their past...

He knows nothing about geography and, although he has a sextant, a compass, and maps, he gets physically lost, defeated by the nature which surrounds them. His imagination is always racing ahead of the business at hand. Thus, he is continually defeated. His desires and talents are huge. he is, however, incapable of directing them purposefully with any firm sense of the reality of his situation. The use of the fantastic in the novel, thus, He illustrates how all the Arcadios suffer as victims of murder or disease. and how all the three Aurelianos succumb to a self-imposed exile in a solitude which can last for decades. Marquez seems to rue along with the people of Macondo and the Buendias, who inspite of their essential and comical present, are inept of grabbing control of their individual history. Their past is largely nameless to them, except as reminiscence, their present, if energetic, is fixated, and their future absent. &nbsp.&nbsp.In Like Water for Chocolate, Esquivel uses the realm of magic realism to color the everyday world of a female-dominated household. The story Esquivel tells is that of Tita De la Garza, a young Mexican woman whose family's kitchen becomes her world after her mother stops her from marrying the man she loves. However, the use of magic realism in the novel is done in such a manner that Esquivel is not only able to narrate a female-centered cast of characters where men are physically present only occasionally, but also reflect upon the two most important cultural narratives of Mexico.