A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

A very old man with enormousmous wings

At what point in the story did you know that it included elements of fantasy ? Discuss the effect of the second sentence :'The world had been sad since Tuesday '

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The second sentence is a personification. The world cannot be sad..... the people in the world can be sad.

We know the story includes elements of fantasy from the start, as the old man in Pelayo and Elisenda's courtyard has wings.

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