Examples of this type are: Gabriel Marquez’s 100 Years of Solitude, which talks about a story of a clan by telling the story of the town itself, and at the same time a mingling of magical elements such as magic carpets, immortality, etc, plus some characters possess special abilities like Melquiades (gypsy), Aureliano Buendia (born with open eyes observing,) and others; in Paula by Isabel Allende, she told of her experience regarding a disease and actually relate it to myths and made it look that her daughter's death was similar to a section of Greek mythology; Ben Okri's Famished Road has a part that deals with politics and instead represent it with greed to power (ability) literally.
In the story, one may also see the concept of “carnival,” wherein the cast includes an unnatural character like a fool, clown, madman, etc. Despite their presence in the story, the plot still manages to consider itself realistic rather than fantastic. Readers may see these stories depending on their view. One who believes in magic, or maybe secretly perform it, has the tendency to see the novel as a ‘natural’ one, unlike a realist who may see the story as out of this world, and maybe to the point, fantasy. Readers should be broad- minded about the existence of magic as said in the story. And maybe we could say that readers could exercise their imagination.
It is also amazing that magic realism stories tend to arouse the interest of the modern teenager. People nowadays are curious about the metaphysical side of things that's why we may see that such topics do attract readers. Producers see this trend as seen modern television. They sometimes narrate events in their own lives and simply inject the concept of saying that magic has something to do with it. Serials like Charmed, about three modern day women as witches fighting evil that victimize innocents of the real world, and Early Edition, about a man who gets tomorrow's newspaper and use human resources to stop accidents written in the news, fits the definition of magic realism in a way and show a variation depending on the degree of use. Some modern writings focus on the Magic side instead of the Real side (e.g. Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) while others try to explain phenomena by the unproven (e.g. X- Files.) Very much similar to 100 Years of Solitude, the telenovela Alta Gracia deals about finding a criminal and the help of a lady who gets premonition. These modern day TV use the concept that magic or special abilities exists secretly in our world, mingling among us.
Well, the only difference we see between the classics and the modern is that the classics has this unique balance that makes it elegant unlike the modern ones which plays with the ideas of fantasy and may even be described as evil (Harry Potter.) Yet, both of them convey the same thought that both can exist at the same plane, and still keep it unproven.
But what separates the classic from the modern in terms of atmosphere is that it maintains to the real air, a little cryptic, than focusing on the elements of fantasy. This is a unique balance that calls the attention of readers, too. It is also incredible to narrate real human events or activities with the use of dreamlike objects or event myths, and still maintain their existence, not upsetting one another despite the dichotomy presented.
So, it is still up to the reader whether how he interprets the story in magic realism mode because he may see this as an attack to his faith and logical thinking. Stories like that should tend to be understood well for its beauty to be seen. The significance of such idea is not just to entertain but add color to the world of literature. It escapes from the common plot involving love, detective, family relations, which are abundant in today's world, and at the same time challenge our way of thinking. It also raises the question if magic do exist. The fantastic ideas presented in the stories are like a representation of current instances, like politics, sin, social mixing, etc. All of this is product of the author's organized thinking, reflected in the style or language he uses in his writing.
"Even the Demonic World has to unite with us (Good)
in order to prevent this exposure to the Human World."
Leo Wyatt, All Hell Breaks Loose, Charmed
