Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," is a story about a drowned man that washed onto the shores of a village that thought he was so handsome that they practically worshiped him. Marquez wrote this story very well, using imagery to keep the story entertaining. This helps the story flow through. It also helps the reader keep up with what is going on.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story is about a drowned man who washed onto the shore of a small village. He weighed "almost as much as a horse," and he was so tall that "there was barely enough room for him in the house." The men went to neighboring villages to see if he belonged to any of them while the women stayed to clean him up and dress him. After they cleaned his face they saw how handsome he was and gave him the name Esteban. He was so handsome that the women sobbed over him as if he was one of their own, and they covered him in flowers and holy relics. Before they sent him back to the sea the villagers picked out two people to act as his parents and a few to act as his aunts and uncles.
One way Marquez catches your attention in the story is through imagery. Marquez creates the scene of the "dark and slinky bulge," that washes onto the shore of the. The author also did well in describing the height and weight of the stranger given the name Esteban. Marquez's wording when describing what the women saw in the stranger's face and his body, "They thought that he would have had so much authority that he could have drawn fish out of the sea simply by calling their names..." Marquez uses the wording in such a way that the images flow together perfectly.
In conclusion, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," is a story about a handsome drowned man that washed onto a village's shore, and he was so handsome that the entire village fell in love with him. The author captured the imagery of the small village and the tall, heavy, and handsome stranger so well that it all flowed together nearly perfect.
