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Magical RealismSeeing reality with wonder and amazement
and a bit of magic
“These same artists developed a realistic style, portraying everyday life but adding a twist of the bizarre and unusual. Magical Realism painters added dreamlike and fantastical elements to their art, but their subject matter still always remained within the realm of the possible.”
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Magical Realism in LiteratureRULE 1:transformation of the common and the everyday into the awesome and the unreal
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Magical Realism in Literature
RULE 2elements of dreams, fairy story, or mythology combine with the everyday
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Magical Realism in LiteratureRULE 3the frame or surface of the work may be conventionally realistic (everything else seems pretty normal or possible)
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Magical Realism in Literature
RULE 4a strong narrative drive
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Magical Realism in Literature
• Often deals with a central idea or question
• The Function of MR:The exaggerations or mystical/magical things happening reflect a different way of looking at real life
Example: A very tall man or giant might show just how odd or unusual someone is
considered to be by those around them
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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
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The Handsomest Drowned Man In the World
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Big Fish
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Big Fish