Perhaps, the most precise and
accurate description of realism would be magic realism. Core idea of the
realism is straightforward as it is: “a theory of writing in which the
ordinary, familiar or mundane aspects of life are represented in a
straightforward or matter-of-fact manner that is presumed to reflect life as it
actually is”. Unfortunately, this precise definition does not provide readers
what to read – what to focus and what to learn from the works. Furthermore, the
“aspects of real life” is even more opaque since the view of real world differs
from people to people. Depends on individual’s understanding of the world, meaning
of the literary works may differ greatly; however, ironically, this “vagueness”
is what makes work of realism so magical. It has a power to empathize with
thousand different people regardless of ethnicity and social background because
it does not force any specific message to readers, a true realism reflecting
real world. In this sense magic realism would be a true realism. Though magical
or unrealistic odd elements intervene a realistic portrait of the world, this
realistic depiction even makes the magical element so real. Thus, depends on
the reader, the work may become a fairy tale or could be a grave-most story
which contains truth about the human nature.
One of the strangest or the
remarkable aspect about the magic realism is that the most unrealistic element so
unaffectedly blends into the most realistic story.
What makes magic realism a true
realism is in its “mirrorness”: the story reflects reader’s life, a true real
world in an individual’s aspect.
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