A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
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Themes
All Themes The Sacred and the Mundane Patience, Empathy, and Cruelty Faith, Religion, and Morality
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Characters
All Characters The Old Man (the Angel) Pelayo Elisenda The Neighbor Woman The Child Father Gonzaga The Spider Woman
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All Symbols Wings
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Genre Hyperbole Irony Metaphors Mood Paradox Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

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Gabriel García Márquez
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