Marquez illustrates the exploitive nature of humankind as it uses the decrepit characters of Big Mama and the Old Man. Both stories allude to the prior greatness and glory of Big Mama and the angel characters. Though we' ... Just as Big Mama's family exploited her, Pelayo and Elisenda take advantage of the angel. The root of the exploitation begins with the weakness and easy control of the old angel. Their first clue that the angel might be a curiosity is when, "they found the whole neighborhood in front of the ... to enter still reached beyond the horizon."" Their prolonged inconsiderate use...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate