Why did latin american authors incorporate magical realism in their writings ?

To explain the relationship between scientific though and Latin American cultural superstitions.

Explanation:

Magic realism is a genre of writing literature that incorporates themes of magic, 'fairy-tales', 'super-naturalism' or divine intervention themes that may seem to be out of character for the real world. Added to this magic theme is the infusion of realistic themes in the story.

Latin American literature consists of the oral as well as the traditional stories of the native people. They were originally written in the native languages of the indigenous people. Their stories are conventionally tales that includes myths, fables and even allegorical allusions. The literatures of these region are mostly incorporated with the themes of magic and realistic themes, as their culture also have so many references to the supernatural elements. The presence of magic or supernatural elements in an otherwise realistic world shows their veneration of the spiritual as well as 'outer-world'. Even their cultures and traditions are infused with the themes of the spiritual aspect of the world, giving great importance and place in their daily lives. They also hold a special belief in the existence of the world where the spirits of the dead stay and hold a festival called "The Day of the Dead" where the families of the dead persons hold a special ritual for their deceased relatives.

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by elena

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)