I thought the book Aura by Carlos Fuentes was very
interesting. Although at first I was a little confused by it because Felipe,
the main character, was witness to a few supernatural events, such as the yowling
cats and the cats on the roof, yet he never seemed to question any of these
events. There is definitely an aspect of magical realism in the book as some of
the occurring events seem magical, for example Aura’s own existence. It was
surprising to find the connection the book has with respect to religion, as mentioned
in the lecture, the bread crumbs signify the event of a first communion in the
Catholic religion, and also the elderly woman, Consuelo seems to note just praying
to the Lord but rather trying to incite a war with him.
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