An example of magical realism in sorrentino's story is
1) a man gets hit in the head with an umbrella
2) the situation continues for years without pause
3) the narrator punches the man with the umbrella
4) the narrator thinks about going to the police

The answer is

2) the situation continues for years without pause

It is believable that someone gets hit with an umbrella, it also can happen that the narrator thinks about going to the police, or punches the man in the head, but Magic Realism tries to go further from reality in real life situations, this way the hits cointinuing through the years is the magica realism in the story.

The situation continues for years without pause

Explanation:

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"i did right in refusing to create a companion for the first creature. he showed unparalleled malignity and selfishness in evil: he destroyed my friends; he devoted to destruction beings who possessed exquisite sensations . ." (322).