I thought today was very interesting with all the different thinking going on. It is difficult to answer the question regarding magic or realism. I would have to take a neutral stance. What is considered Magic? Is all Magic bad? Are Miracles magic? I have seen miracles, but when most people refer to magic it tends to have a dark undertone. Black magic, is of course one example, unless people are referring to the magic of prayer.
One episode of True Stories of the E.R. was about a man who swore that a lady who practiced black magic had put a hexing on him. He truly was ill, to the point of near death. He went to the E.R. and was admitted to the hospital. Finally a doctor who knew a little about black magic reversed the hex and the man was better by morning. This kind of thing makes a person think.
It is interesting when people cross paths out of the blue. People come in and out of our life and often it seems they had a specific reason for being in our life at that time. Magic? I don't think so. God's hand? Maybe. Just luck? probably.
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I think often about this topic too. Asking if magic exists is kind of like asking is there a God? But I don't think that's where it's going or coming from in Cion. I see the magical realism as being a level of consciousness that weaves among the main characters. It is used to tell the story and connect the present with the past. I am willing to accept the idea of magical realism but it is certainly a different type of genre that what I am accustomed to. I'm thinking that I would probably not choose a lot of books to read in this genre.
Well, my daughter is reading Maxine Hong Kingston's _Woman Warrior_ this summer (from my list, not Chillicothe's HS) and she is really enjoying it so far--maybe this is a genre younger folks (those living in Harry Potter's shadow) can embrace?
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