In the short story The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World there is a very noticeable size difference between Esteban and the natives. With the amount of emphasis Marquez puts on the size difference, he is trying to portray something. He is using the size difference as a symbol to show how the natives have grown into people the size of Esteban, not physically but more on a personal level. Before the people found Esteban, the island was bland: no flowers, unpainted houses and narrowed dreams. Then after they sent Esteban off with a proper burial the natives transformed the island into a beautiful island. With thousands of flowers planted in and around the town, the houses painted bright, lively colors and the houses made bigger to accommodate
