Magical Realism Short Story

Dorthy's Poem, My Mother

Yesterday we laughed as we went over A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings: A Tale For Children by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The short story is about a Colombian family that surprisingly finds an old man with wings like an angel in the sand in front of their house, and then later a female spider with head of a young woman comes into the story. This story is similar to Eva Is Inside Her Cat, since it's full of unrealistic characters that have a major impact on the story itself, and it keeps the reader wondering what is going to come up in the next sentence. It is an outstanding short story that is part of the Magical Realism genre. After going over the short story, Cathy and Dorthy shared what they brought in. Cathy brought in a beautiful picture she made which is of Jesus' last super with His twelve disciples. It's a beautiful piece of art. And Dorthy brought another wonderful poem, and this one is about her mother who was with Dorthy regardless of life's hard ships and how her mother's love has impacted Dorthy's life. Dorthy expresses herself quite well in her poems, and this is her third one she has brought in so far. Lastly, we are reading The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck as our next week's short story.

Cathy's Beautiful Picture