Carlos Fuente's short story Aura confused and bedazzled me, introducing me to this new concept of magical realism. After reading this story, I decided I was a fan of this genre. Its mystique is interesting and captivating, my mind replaying the events in the story to try to come up with a definite conclusion when there is none. Rather than going down a concrete path and from point A to B, the story is more of an illusion, with a fog or mirage keeping hidden the truth.
Felipe's attraction to Aura is a representation of human nature and its desire for youth and beauty. The old widow also wants to be young again and Aura is a projection of that need. We can see that Felipe is also a representation of the widow's husband when he was younger due to their similarities and how he is able to connect so well with the General through the writings. The characters are all vague and we do not know who is real and what is real.
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