Magical Realism: How do you classify it?

The controversy surrounding Magical Realism makes the classification of what is and what is not Magical Realism very difficult. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a famous Magical Realist, has written many pieces of what is generally conceived to be Magical Realism. Marquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings fulfills every characteristic of Magical Realism. Marquez, a Colombian, has accomplished a great deal in the field of Magical Realism. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings includes …

…angel brings them wealth when they charge admission to view him. For this family of three, life takes a better turn after giving the old man a chicken coop in which to sleep. Marquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings fulfills every characteristic of Magical Realism. His short story contains magic that exists in a realistic background and one can easily see why Marquez is so well renowned in the field of Magical Realism.