Words to know before you read:
What is magical realism?
noun
If you’re the child of the 90's
or the early 2000's you might know some classical books, childlike show, and
movies that show magical realism. One of my favorite books that show's magical
realism would be "One hundred years of solitude" this story of the rise
and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the family. The isolated town of Macondo and
of the family who founds it, the Buendias. For years, the town has no contact
with the outside world, except for gypsies who occasionally visit, peddling
technologies like ice and telescopes. The patriarch of the family, Jose Arcadio
Buendia, is impulsive and inquisitive. He remains a leader who is also deeply
solitary, alienating himself from other men in his obsessive investigations
into mysterious matters. through-out the story the character traits are
inherited by his descendents throughout the novel. His older child, Jose
Arcadio, inherits his vast physical strength and his impetuousness. His younger
child, Aureliano, inherits his intense, enigmatic focus. Gradually, the village
loses its innocent, solitary state when it establishes contact with other towns
in the region.
