Magical Realism

Magical Realism blends______________

• the abstract with the concrete

• magic and reality

• science fiction with reality

• magic with skepticism

• science fiction and magic

What is Realism?

• Explained by Science
• Explained by Magic
• Explained by Fantasy
• Explained by Life

What is Magic?

• Is Fantastical
• Has Sparkly things
• Not explained by Science or is it?
• Harry Potter

Magical Realism can best be described as

• an artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even normal setting.

• an artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise fantastical setting.

• an artistic genre in which realistic scenarios appear in a normal setting.

• an artistic genre in which realistic scenarios appear in a fantastical setting.

In "The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings", all of the following are magical elements except

• Spider girl

• Father Gonzaga

• the old man with wings

• the miracles

Why do the townspeople like Spider Girl more than the old man with wings?

• She eats meatballs

• She has a human head

• She is full of human truth and can communicate with them

• She does tricks on her web

Why do the townspeople like Spider Girl more than the old man with wings?

• She eats meatballs

• She has a human head

• She is full of human truth and can communicate with them

• She does tricks on her web

What do the townspeople determine about the drowned man in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"?

• He is a man missing from a neighboring village

• He is the biggest and strongest man they have ever seen

• He is smaller than any of the other men in the village

• He is actually alive, but barely breathing

While the men are searching the neighboring villages, what are the women doing in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World?

• Cleaning up the man's body

• Preparing a meal for the men's return

• Conducting a memorial service

• Playing with the children

All of the following are magical elements in "The Handsomest Drowned Man" except

• The size of the drowned man

• the women's reaction to the man

• the men's reaction to the man

• the size of the town