October 16, 2008
Jim Schulz
The discussions in class today varied from Roy's "The God of Small Things," to Garcia Marquez's
"One Hundred Years of Solitude," to Magical Realism. Because of the wide variety of things talked about and no class on Tuesday it's hard to choose what to write about. The discussion on magical realism was quite interesting and I want to learn more about this. This of course isn't the first time I heard of magical realism but I don't seem to have a full understanding of it. We discussed how magical realism is written in a very mundane way and how it's not what you might think it is. My perspective of magical realism was basically the opposite. Yet, we talked about how the "Wizard of Oz" would be considered magical realism. I'm not sure I ever felt that the "Wizard of Oz" was mundane. I realize we will be discussing this further in upcoming classes and I'm sure I will get a better handle on this topic.
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Remember that the word "mundane" refers to the tone in which the story is written, and this tone is usually deadpan. I'll have to think more about Oz. Right now I'd have to say that I tend to agree with you . . .
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