Week 13 Discussion Dawn Delfino

Raymond Carver and Gabriel Garcia Marquez have very different writing styles.  In “Cathedral” written by Raymond Carver is simple and concise.  He uses short sentences and not many words to show how the main character feels and how people interact.  For example, “She wanted to talk. They talked. He asked her to send him a tape and tell him about her life. She did this. This shows how simple, short, and concise his sentences are. In ‘The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez his writing style is very magical. His style blends elements of fantasy or myth. He has a rich, imaginative style, drawing the reader into surreal and enchanting places. For example, “The first children who saw the dark and slinky bulge approaching through the sea let themselves think it was an enemy ship. Then they saw it had no fags or masts and they thought it was a whale. But when it washed up on the beach, they removed the clumps of seaweed, the jellyfish tentacles, and the remains of fish and flotsam, and only then did they see that it was a drowned man. This writing style evokes a sense of wonder and anticipation as the villagers discover the mysterious figure washed up ashore. Marquez uses descriptive language and imagery.