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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
Bellwork
2/15/2018
-Read “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Page 406 to 409 Alata will be here soon... Journal Entry: -
What kinds of things have you experienced in your life that are seen as cruel? What about compassionate experiences? Any miracles? 10 Minutes
Our miracle: Finishing this presentation at 3 AM in the morning…(And Abdulhadi betrayed us)
Objectives -
Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. Student will evaluate and report their notes of “TVOMwEW” on a reduction.
Agenda in other words... -
Do bellwork Get bored listening to us Break Get bored again Play a game that will “have you on your feet”. Leave class and have a nice day :)
Author Info -Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1 of 2) -
Born: March 6, 1927, Aracataca, Colombia (Say it ten times really fast = 0 extra points) Died: April 17, 2014, Mexico City, Mexico
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Who is he: Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known as Gabo; one of the greatest writers of the 20th century
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Style: Straightforward, linear, descriptive Can expect certain elements like humor but he really doesn’t follow a certain style.
“In every book I try to make a different path [...]. One doesn't choose the style. You can investigate and try to discover what the best style would be for a theme. But the style is determined by the subject, by the mood of the times.” -
Known to leave out seemingly important details and events so the reader is more engaged in the development of the story.
Author Info ( 2 of 2) Common themes in his text: -
Magical Realism: Combines more conventional storytelling with vivid fantasy
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Solitude: Essentially displaying characters having a sense of loneliness or more specifically, isolation from society as a whole due to their differences from the normalities
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La Violencia: Ten year civil war in Colombia. Many of his works have subtle references to this time period.
García Márquez received the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 8, 1982. Upon García Márquez’s death in April 2014, the President of Colombia, called him "the greatest Colombian who ever lived."
The good & easy stuff... Title: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Genre: Magical Realism Point of View: Third Person (Limited Omniscient)