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    meanings behind them. Both stories contain a deceased man as the center of the story, therefore revealing the various actions that are portrayed towards them through the use of symbolism. In The Man to Send Rain Clouds, Silko focuses on the different rituals that the culture has, unlike in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, Esteban is the symbol that Marquez describes. The Man to Send Rain Clouds and The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World are two short stories that encounter symbolism that is

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” begins with the village children discovering a strong and handsome man’s corpse and ends with the town changing. At the end of the story, the handsomest drowned man’s inspires the villagers’ new vision of future. The villagers begin to make their doors wider, to find springs, to paint their houses bright colors, and to plant flowers. At the end of story, Marquez writes “They did not need to look at one another to realize

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    the Handsomest Drowned Man in the World The Handsomest Drowned Man in the world, written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez shows how the villagers change from their everyday lives to an unknown experience that unites the people. This change is symbolized through the drowned man. Marquez shows this as a valuable change that develops the village in a beneficial way. The people show the common human instinct (that changes from the norm) is appreciated and acknowledged. In the short story, “The Handsomest Drowned

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    “The Most Handsomest Drowned Man in the World,” is a story of a dead man who brings the village to life. The presence of the dead man gave villagers a feeling of isolation, in return the villages gave him a home and a place to feel welcome. The dead man was called "Esteban" by the villagers. He also becomes a symbol of change for the villagers because his presence inspires them to adjust certain aspects of their lives. For instance after Esteban's farewell all the houses in the village will have

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    Esteban-The Handsomest Drowned Man by Gabriel Garcia Marquez “Truly this is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?” So was a division among the people because of Him. (John 41-44, NKJV). The opening scripture summarizes the villagers’ attitude toward Esteban in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s The Handsomest Drowned Man in the

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    stories “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” and “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” both incorporate “magic” in a sense within their stories. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the author of both stories. “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” is about a dead man, who is described as being very tall and handsome, washing up on the shore of a village. This man gets named Esteban and although dead, is adored by the entire village. “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is about an old man who is believed

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    What kind of literary techniques do authors use to get across their messages? I don’t know about other authors, but we are discussing “The Handsomest Drowned Man”, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In the story, he uses the techniques of character development and setting to demonstrate his messages. He shows the message that people can be inspired by anything to change themselves for the better. Marquez also shows that encouragement can come in many different forms and is generally positive. He demonstrates

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    "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" begins with a group of children playing on the beach of a small fishing village. It's a coastal, cliff-side town, with a "desert like cape" that has “no flowers," and so little land that the inhabitants must throw their dead over the cliffs and into the sea instead of burying them in their scarce ground. The inhabitants are a simple folk, who believe in myths just as strongly as they do what they see with their own eyes. In the waves a "dark and slinky" bulge

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    Mahatma Gandhi once said “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” “The Handsomest Drowned Man in The World” is a short story written by Gabriel García Márquez established in a small fishing village. The story begins when a few children see a “dark and slinky” bulge in the sea. When the bulge washes up on the beach they notice it is a drowned man, covered in seaweed, fish remains, jellyfish tentacles. The children then played with the corpse all afternoon until the villagers notice them

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    Part III. Modernism, Postmodernism and Escher: Relate Escher’s lithographs Magic Mirror, Print Gallery, Waterfall and Relativity to Borges and Kafka’s work. What aspects and/or themes of their work could these prints illustrate? What Modernist and Postmodernist characteristics do you find in them? Mauritius Cornelis (M.C.) Escher was a Dutch artist that focused on drawing and printmaking. In correlation with Escher’s work, the themes of his pieces often centered the impossible. These creative

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