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Magical'Realism'Assignment'
Now$that$you$have$the$tools$to$analyze$a$short$story,$you$will$complete$your$own$analysis$
comparing$various$elements$in$the$two$short$stories$below.$Read$the$following$Latin$
American$short$stories.$As$you$read,$complete$the$Magical$Realism$reading$chart$that$will$
serve$as$a$guide$when$analyzing$short$stories.$Once$you$have$completed$the$chart$below,$
upload$your$completed$analysis$to$the$“Magical$Realism”$dropbox.$$
Assignment!
“House'Taken'Over”'(“Casa'
Tomada”)'by'Julio'Cortázar!
“A'Very'Old'Man'with'
Enormous'Wings”'by'
Gabriel'Garcia'Marquez!
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Theme!(or!lesson!taught)!
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Characteristics!of!Magical!
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Connection!to!Time!Period!
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