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Magical realism is a type of story that seems realistic but the author brings in some fantasy. In Laura Esquivel’s For Water Like Chocolate and Gabriel Marquez’ The Handsomest Drowned Man magical realism plays a huge role. They both have very realistic plot ....

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.... of the neighboring villages, they cried, “He’s ours!”(7pgh). In For Water Like Chocolate the young woman gives birth to Tita. When she does this the baby cries “enough to fill a ten-pound sack”(pg.6). This is an example of magical realism, which allows the reader to go beyond the normal story and expand their imagination. When Tita grows up she falls in love with man named Pedro. On the eve of his wedding night to Tita’s sister, Tita bakes the cake and tears fall into the batter. At the reception the next day, all those who eat the cake breakout into tears of sadness as a reflection of Tita’s jealousy, sadness, and bitterness. ....