If you missed this in class or did not finish. The story can be found online as it is a VERY famous story by Marquez, or you may come into class during tutorial or other free-time and use the textbook.
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| el diablo, by Washington state artist, Gene Flores |
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| lleuve, by Gene Flores |
1. What do Pelayo and Elisenda thing the old man is? What does their neighbor think? Father Gonzaga?
2. How does the winged old man change the lives of Pelayo and Elisenda?
3. What miracles are attributed to the old man?
4. What happens when another novelty, a spider- woman, comes to town?
Critical Thinking:
5. Writing that ridicules human behaviors is called satire. What human shortcomings might Garcia Marquez be satirizing in this story? Consider: how Pelayo and Elisenda treat the old man; Father Gonzaga's reactions to him; how the townspeople react.
6. Do you think the old man is a divine figure or and evil one, or neither? Explain your answer using evidence and reasoning. What other possibilities might explain his identity?
7. Do you think this story is intended merely to entertain us, or is there a deeper theme lying beneath its amusing aspects? Do you think the old man might symbolize, or represent, the miracles we wish for but cannot accept whan they happen, or the misunderstood artist whose imagination longs to soar?
9. What details of the story illustrate the style of magical realism--that is, fantastical elements mixed in with the commonplace?
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