Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

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The Interactive Oral main focus was on the novel's context, its techniques, and style. The cultural background behind the style of writing originated in South America called , “Magic Realism”. This presentation demonstrated the writing techniques and meaning used by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in his novel “Chronicle of a Death Foretold”.
The Interactive Oral explains that “Magic Realism” is a writing technique used by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and other writers (mostly latin). Magic Realism takes elements from fantasy and creates a blurry indistinguishable line between reality and fantasy, allowing the author to demonstrate more of a moral truth rather than an absolute truth. “Magic Realism” often comes with the use of exaggeration. An example is

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