A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

 Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story was an odd one. I can definitely see that his grandmother had an influence on his stories and it makes me wonder if his grandmother's stories were as outlandish has this one. 

I have many, I don’t want to say problems but, issues with this story. 

First, why the crabs? I feel like, because they were brought up so much in the story that they hold some significance. They had crabs in the house when they found the angel and the crabs were mentioned again when the spider had finally taken the fame away from him. 

Secondly, if I was walking outside, when it was raining, in the dark and I saw a man with wings lying on the ground I would call the police. I would have not been like Pelayo and gotten closer to see what he/it was. Pelayo is definitely a lot braver than I am or ever will be. However, this brings me to my next few questions, is this really an angel and if it's an angel where is it from? This family has this angel held up in a chicken coop for years, I would assume because the child grows up and tries to play around it. So why in a chicken coop? I guess there is nowhere else to hold him but still, a chicken coop? I live on a farm and we have a chicken coop and it is one of the most disgusting places. But when I think about the chicken coop it makes me wonder why they are even keeping this "angel" captive. I know that he was providing a way for them to receive money, but still I am not quite sure I'd want a creature that I couldn't even communicate with kept locked up on my land. 

But what I don’t understand the most is how the angel remains so patient. These people keep him locked up like an animal, throw food at him, burn him, laugh at him, and just treat him like he is a circus act. Yet, he never loses his patience. This angel never freaks out and shakes the cage; he just sits and allows these people to gawk at him. 

Overall, this story is just plain interesting. I am not sure I get it, or even that I will ever get it. I have a feeling patience is a key factor, but I am not sure it is the moral of the whole story.