A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

1. The narrator of “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” mentions the word “to see” often. There is only one character that really sees the angel. Who is the character that really sees” the angel? Why is this the only character that is able to see the ange

1. The narrator of “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” mentions the word “to see”
often. There is only one character that really sees the angel. Who is the character that
really sees” the angel? Why is this the only character that is able to see the angel?

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Elisenda is one of the first to see the old man. Elisenda develops a bent spine from cleaning up the after the crowds who come to see the old man. Elisenda is the only person to get a glimpse of the angel in full flight. It is Elisenda who decided to charge money and make the old man into a circus attraction. It is fitting that she also figures out if that something extraordinary has left their lives forever.