Gabriel Garcia Marquez, writer of Colombian origin, is first recognizable as a talented author of magical realism, "a genre in which the fantastic and the realistic combine in a world of richly composed imagination.” (Leopold). But one of its main themes is Loneliness. Loneliness was in fact the theme of his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Loneliness of Latin America, and of a multi-award-winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude (European Graduate School). This theme of loneliness and isolation directly correlates with his short story, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. In A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a man washes along the shore with angelic wings. People were initially surprised, although fearful, by this man. Pelayo, an ordinary man, picked up the man and kept him at his home. The community flocked to the exhibit, taking their money home to witness the miracle. They treated this man like a circus act rather than a religious miracle. Because he was different, they were skeptical of his acceptance as a member or part of the community. The townspeople were presented with a miracle, but they discouraged it because it was not human and had no place. Although he did not stay in the United States for long, Marquez was strongly influenced by several American writers, including William Faulkner. Faulkner was known for writing prolific stories on "Negro-white problems" (Nobelprize.org). With Faulkner's contribution, Marquez developed a deep understanding of the notion of white supremacy and racial differences in the United States. In A Very Old Man with Huge Wings, Gabriel Garcia Marquez uses the Winged Man to symbolize America's struggle against tolerance...... middle of paper ......e school. Internet. April 26, 2014 Léopold, Todd. “Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 87.” CNN. Cable News Network, January 1, 1970. Web. April 29, 2014. Lincoln, Abraham. “Emancipation Proclamation,” January 1, 1863 Marquez, Gabriel G. “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” Approach literature: read, think, write. Third ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2012. 413-418. Print.Waller, J. Michael. Waging the war of ideas like a real war: messages to defeat terrorists. Washington, DC: Institute of World Politics, 2007. Print. “William Faulkner – Biographical”. Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. web. April 28, 2014.Zizek, Slavoj. “A Plea for Leninist Intolerance.” Critical Inquiry 28.2 (2002): 542. Print. Leopold, Todd. “Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 87.” CNN. Cable News Network, January 1, 1970. Web. April 29. 2014.