I believe that you picked this as the first story, to make us expand our mind when it comes to stories of this kind. I also think that Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a perfect author to help us introduce ourselves into the magic world of writing and storytelling. I’m a latin student, of course I knew about Gabriel Garcia Marquez. His stories have left a big mark in our culture. It was my first time reading this one though! I truly loved how his wiring’s style is so magic, and even fascinating. I actually love the way he used words to catch the reader’s attention using his magic style to write. This story is the perfect example of how a hopeless palace can turn into an extraordinary one just because of one event. Esteban really changed the village’s environment. To me, the most ironic part of it is that Esteban wasn’t even alive, that makes me think that the people of the village only needed something unusual like the discovery of Esteban’s body to bring the village that hope and brightness that they needed.
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Hello , Yes ! I love the points you are making because I am feeling the exact same way. It is very important to understand the moral of the story because that will determine what will be our take away. Marquez is an amazing author and i have read stories from him before this one as well. this story indeed did expand my mind and gave me A new outlook as it was intended too! I love how they just made him a name that they thought would fit him and match his personality even though they have never met him before that day. What is even more ironic is he probably wasn’t even the man they made him out to be when he was alive. Talk about mind blower ! great work.
Gabriela, I love the author’s use of imagery and language too. It creates such a sense of place, I think. I feel as if I am in that little, seaside village with all those kind people. I hope that in this course, we’ll be open to new ideas and change, and yes, maybe some magic too.