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Labeling and generalizing without critical analysis seem to be major concerns in Gabriel Garcia Marquezs "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." People are concerned with labeling the old man and putting him into preconceived categories such as the conventional image of an angel, because they have never experienced anything like him before. However, whether the old man is an angel or not is really not of great importance. ...
When Pelayo discovers the old man with wings, he does not know how to deal with him because this is his initial experience with such a creature. However, he becomes convinced that the old man is an angel when the wise neighbor woman tells him of her opinion. Although the woman, who supposedly knows everything about life and death, has no prior experiences with an angel or with winged old man, she does indeed have preconceived ideas about angels. ... She dismisses noticeable aspects of the old man, such as his sailor voice and his decrepit appearance, that strongly suggests that he is not an angel. ... Visitors from afar come to see the so-called angel, without any serious consideration and logical reasoning in regard to whether or not the man truly is an angel. Because of the conventional image of an angel, they automatically associate the old man with wings with an actual angel.
Approximate Word count = 1023
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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