How Is Syntax Used In A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” the use of symbolism is used heavily throughout the story. Marquez uses symbolism by giving an old man unique, angel like qualities while she also uses a spider woman to represent an evil, sin-like creature. Symbolism is also used among the townspeople, who represent a greedy cluster of humans who always want more, no matter the consequences. The use of syntax is used throughout the story because each of Marquez’s sentences are used in a creative manner and explain each character very well. In the short story, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” the use of symbolism, syntax, and greed are used among characters to represent the good qualities and evil qualities a human can possess over the course
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“The curious came from far away (page 2).” The villagers are very curious and anxious to see the old man to see if the old man angel really exists. Later in the story, when Pelayo and Elisenda are charging villagers money to see the angel, the villagers are starting to torture the angel, “The only time they succeeded in arousing him was when they burned his side with an iron for branding steers (page 2).” This is where the villagers are becoming greedy, the angel is sitting there being calm and the villagers are trying to hurt him just to get him to put on a show. The spider woman was also captive to a family, who eventually started charging people to see her, it was less than the angel, but the villagers still seem very greedy. All they care about is making a profit, they do not care for the physical health of the two creatures. These are two examples of greed throughout this story, when the villagers are charging other people money to come see their creature and the villagers using physical force to get more out of the creature, which is a minor example of
“The curious came from far away (page 2).” The villagers are very curious and anxious to see the old man to see if the old man angel really exists. Later in the story, when Pelayo and Elisenda are charging villagers money to see the angel, the villagers are starting to torture the angel, “The only time they succeeded in arousing him was when they burned his side with an iron for branding steers (page 2).” This is where the villagers are becoming greedy, the angel is sitting there being calm and the villagers are trying to hurt him just to get him to put on a show. The spider woman was also captive to a family, who eventually started charging people to see her, it was less than the angel, but the villagers still seem very greedy. All they care about is making a profit, they do not care for the physical health of the two creatures. These are two examples of greed throughout this story, when the villagers are charging other people money to come see their creature and the villagers using physical force to get more out of the creature, which is a minor example of