García Márquez’s has a reputation of having a sense of magical realism, a phrase that critics coined to describe the distinctive blend of fantasy and realism in his works. Particularly "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings". For example, the description and so called story behind the Angel and of the Spider Lady.
According to Sparknotes, magical realism has become such an established form in Latin America partly because the style is strongly connected to the folkloric storytelling that’s still popular in rural communities. The genre, therefore, attempts to connect two traditions—the “low” folkloric and the “high” literary—into a seamless whole that embraces the extremes of Latin American culture. As the worldwide popularity of García Márquez’s writing testifies, it is a formula that resonates well with readers around the world. (http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/a-very-old-man-with-enormous-wings/section1.rhtml)
Magical realism allows the reader to experience and imagine another side to a piece of literature. For example, Gabriel Marquez's "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings".The representation, it not limited to the Latin Culture or traditions. Many cultures use magical realism to emphasize a story being told or to go into more detail.
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is one of the most well-known examples of the magical realist style, combining the homely details of Pelayo and Elisenda’s life with fantastic elements such as a flying man and a spider woman to create a tone of equal parts local-color story and fairy tale. (http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/a-very-old-man-with-enormous-wings/section1.rhtml)
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