A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CIRCULAR RUIN BY JORGE LUIS BORGES AND A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS BY GARCIA MARQUEZ FROM THE VIEW POINT OF FEATURES OF MAGIC REALISM

Abstract

Magic realism is a modern technique popularized in the fiction by the Latin American writers. Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Gorge Luis Borges are the top names whose fictions elegantly and artistically deal with the blend of the magic in the ordinary situation. The Circular ruins by Gorge Borges and A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings are the fine examples of the mastery of these writers in magic realism. The Circular Ruin is packed with the mystery of the creation of a man dreaming a son while A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings narrates the story of a family who finds a mysterious old man with wings on the sea shores The stories are replete with the characteristic examples of magical elements and events taking place in every life and mundane setting. The plot is woven in mysteries that sometimes ravel and sometimes leave the readers thinking. Borges and Marquez artistically play with the words and provide elaboration of the magical elements which makes their stories perfect example of their mastery in the elegant treatment of the magic and reality. The findings have been incorporated from the stories and supported by various other secondary data from internet and journals to infer the conclusion.