A Very Old man with Enormous Wings , by Gabriel Marquez

A very old man with Enormous Wings

by Gabriel Marquez

rate 8/10


 

I rate 8 because it is easy to understand and fun. There are no difficult expressions and not hard to read. This story impressed me and I felt pity for an old man. People who come to see an old man throw stones, and treated him as animal in circus troupe. Because he seems different with normal, he is treated cruelly and persecuted by people. We can project this events to our real life. 

 We can think an old man as outsider of society. (I refer the youtube video in our facebook group) Maybe they can be disables, person who has distinct sexual orientation, or from different religion. We have to reflect on our behaviors toward to outsiders. Gabriel Garcia Marquez maybe wanted to send the message not to discriminate the outsiders.

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