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Magical Realism In the same way that knowledge about meter and rhyme scheme can help in the analysis of poetry, knowledge of the genre of magical realism can help in the understanding of //100 Years of Solitude//. When it come to literary works of this caliber it is safe to assume the Magical realism was not just an arbitrary choice by the author but a calculated decision made to bring about a certain effect in the reader. The link below gives some background into the history and development of the genre of Magical realism. http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_mr.html One thing this website does is comment on the dislike of the term Magical Realism and this seems to be a popular opinion. Below there is another link that is an online magazine about Magical Realism. This Magazine doesn’t even dare to define Magical Realism despite it being solely concentrated on that topic. If the basic historical description is not enough for you then this link below offers scholarly debates, poems, review, short stories and much more about Magical Realism. http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/margin/

After reading the two above links and understanding the basics of Magical realism click on the link below to read a lecture by Ian Johnston that talks about the effect of magical realism half way through his lecture and follows up in his conclusion what he thinks Magical realism does for the novel. ** WARNING: THIS LINK CONTAINS SPOILERS ** http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/introser/marquez.htm Charlie Ebert