Magical Realism (Con’t…) Heuristic Pt.2

1. What content is typically included or excluded? How is the content treated? What sorts of examples are used? What counts as evidence (personal testimony, facts, etc.)?

Usually the content included within magical realism is matter of fact narrative, myths, and stuff of that nature. Usually magical realism utilizes real life settings. Some examples of magical realism includes the use of anthropomorphic tendencies to non human entities.

2. What rhetorical appeals are used? What appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos appear?

I do not believe rhetorical appeals are often used in magical realism, however I believe that pathos would me the most prevalent in the genre.

3. How are texts in the genres structured? What are their parts, and how are they organized?

The texts within magical realism are structured no differently than other pieces of fiction. But most of the texts are spoken from the narrator.

4. In what format are texts of this genre presented? What layout or appearance is common? How long/big is a typical text in this genre?

The layout is common as any other genre, however in this genre, metaphors are treated as reality. Readers learn that they aren’t completely ready to understand the situation, that what they thought was knew is found to be strange, as it has something entirely unexpected to teach us.

5. What types of “sentences” do texts in the genre typically use? How long are they? Are they simple or complex, passive or active? Are the sentences varied? Do they share a certain style?

The type of sentences used within this texts are usually complex and vivid, so that the author feel like whatever they are reading is actually true.

6. What diction is most common? What types of words (or symbols, images, etc.) are most frequent? Is a type of jargon used? Is slang used? How would you describe a typical writer’s tone?

Metaphors are usually the most common and frequent among this genre.

 

Analyze What These Patterns Reveal About the Situation and Scene

1. What do these patterns reveal about the genre, its situation, and the people who use it?

These patterns reveal that magical realism utilizes an aura of magical elements that cannot be explained. And description that stresses normal everyday circumstances. Other-worldly states of mind are often used to achieve this.

• What do participants have to know or believe to understand or appreciate the genre?

Participants have to believe whatever they’re reading is fact, in order to become more invested into the text. I would also say that they must have a vivid imagination.

• Who is invited into the genre, and who is excluded??

No one is excluded from this genre.

• What roles for writers and readers does it encourage or discourage?

The roles of the writer encourages the use of vivid description and compels the reader to believe in myths, legends, and things of that nature.

2. What can you learn about the actions being performed through the genre by observing its language patterns?

The actions of this genre usually goes out of its way to make sure that the reader is compelled to believe whatever they’re reading is a part of the real life story setting.

• How is the subject of the genre treated? What content is considered most important? What content (topics or details) is ignored?

No content is ignored and the content that is considered the most important is the magical elements of the text itself, as many readers and people in general confuse magical realism for something else, such as fantasy.

• What values, beliefs, goals, and assumptions are revealed through the genre’s patterns?

The beliefs of old myths and legends are usually revealed within the genre’s patterns.

• What actions does the genre enable? What actions does the genre constrain??

The actions the genre enables is usually that anything is possible, whatever your reading has to be true, even if it sounds like complete nonsense.