Marquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"

Marquez refers to the visitor as a "very old man with enormous wings" because it create a more real image of the man instead of a magical or mystical angel. This helps the reader view the angel as a little less angelic and more of a real human.
Different people's reactions reflect human nature as narrow-minded and untrusting. Since they cannot communicate it creates a barrier. They take the benefit that he allows them (money) but give him nothing in return.
Spidergirl caused the people to stop paying attention to the man with enormous wings because she has an explanation and intriguing story. This is also an example of a new shiny thing that the people can play and interact with. (similar to a zoo, things that move around catch the eye of the audience, while sleeping animals are boring and cause people to continue walking)
- She also tells a different story then the truth.
Truth: snuck out of her house and her parents turned her into a spider as a punishment
Story: She tells people that lightning struck her from the heavens, "god thing" gets peoples attention.
Elisenda was glad to have the man fly away finally because he was a constant agitator in her life.
Elisenda and Pelayo didn't end up sending the man out to sea because they ended up turning him into a sort of prophet and profit.
Father Gonzaga is hesitant about the old man, not sure if he believes him to be an angel.
The old neighbor woman claims the angel has come to "take" the sick child, therefore they should kill him.
The couple didn't really ever have compassion for the man because they were mean and locked him in a chicken coop.

Themes
- Different/Unique from Society - you are picked on
- Human Nature and Initial Reactions/Judgements
- People's tendencies to obsess over something until it's boring and leave it to move on to something new

Symbolism of the Wings = Freedom
- As an angel, freeing the town of their problems
- Freeing him from the chicken coop when he eventually flies away