In the story “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” there are real and magical elements used. In the story, he uses real elements these real elements include, the baby getting sick, the rain storm, crabs in the house,how people's attitudes change towards one thing, and that people will pay money to see anything that peaks their interest. He also includes magical elements such as an old man with enormous wings, acrobat with bat wings, leopard that sprouted sun flowers out of his soars, and a spider woman. Magical-realist fiction consists of mostly true-to-life narrative punctuated by moments of whimsical, often symbolic, fantasy described in the same matter-of-fact tone. Realism is representing familiar things in a way that is accurate or true
