Daily Archives: August 31, 2022

I believe the professor assigned this as the first story of the course because it broadens our view of tales and stories. I never read a story like this, I found it very unusual and out of the ordinary. But like all stories, there usually is a message or moral. For this story, Marquez writes about a body that is washed up on the shore-but this man is not an ordinary man like the other people living in the area. All the beds and tables in the village appear to be big for this person, which soon after they named Esteban. This story is very intriguing to any reader and can be found very interesting as well. This is all pure fiction and can also be portrayed as mythical, and this whole story is based off of imagination. In the story, they end up praising Esteban and soon later the men and women began to show sympathy for the dead body, and it brought up questions about how he survived and what his life was like. The men and women portrayed Esteban as a sort of “God” and saw him as a symbol of human suffering. This story has a lot of fiction, mystery, and imagination to it and at the same time, it can be portrayed as a message to the reader, which therefore is why I think the professor assigned us this story first.

The short story ” The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez was chosen as the first story of the course in order to demonstrate the attitude the students should have as the class continues. An attitude of of willingness to change. In the short story, the villagers were hesitant to interact with the drowned man, the viewed him more as an inconvenience. It was after cleaning him up and looking at him that they were able to empathize with him and give him the name Esteban. By naming him they showed their acceptance of him as part of their village, and thus created changes that could better accommodate someone of Esteban’s stature. This forever changes the towns facade and their reputation. This relates to me as a student because this course’s goal is to help me become a better reader and writer by helping me improve my analytical, research, and other literary skills. I can only learn if I’m willing to go beyond what is presented and incorporate what I’m learning to future lessons.