Magical realism is a serious fiction that conveys the different realities of a person or community in a way that the magical and the ordinary are seamlessly blended in one. There are many elements an author utilizes to create this type of fiction. Magical realist authors aim to write the ordinary as miraculous and uncover a reality of people or communities that are outside of the objective norm. Although magical realism is very similar to other genres of fiction, it has individual characteristics and elements that categorize it separately from fantasy.

Authors of magical realism tend to use the literary device of personification to have ordinary objects and settings within their story, take on lives of their own in a way that is seen as normal to the characters. During the novel, Bless Me Ultima by …show more content…
Anaya used this element to portray the cultural reality of those who believe in spirits, curses, and curanderas. The society in the novel believe that the ceremony Ultima completes will successfully put the angry spirits to rest, which will then lift the curse. The author chooses to demonstrate his purpose through this specific element to explain and show how the magic and the ordinary are interwoven …show more content…
Some elements of magical realism include ordinary objects taking on lives of their own, magic occurring in a way that the character’s treat it as ordinary, time being parallel, and a metamorphosis. Magical realists use this genre to not only entertain the reader, but to open their eyes to the beliefs of communities that are outside of their objective norm. Magical realism is serious fiction that explores the different cultural views in way that seamlessly blends magic and the ordinary as