Which excerpt from ”first generation” of dreaming in cuban is the best example of magic realism?
the family split up and minnie was raised by a grandmother who can quote the bible chapter and verse and drives a beat-up cadillac with a cb radio in it.
we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices.
four blocks from her home, lourdes smells her father’s cigar behind a catalpa tree. “mi hija, have you forgotten me? ” jorge del pino chides gently.
she combs her daughter’s room for the jimi hendrix poster she made her take down and tacks it back on the wall.

sight: watching a movie

touch: petting a dog

smell: smelling dinner

hearing: listening to music

taste: eating pizza

as we know, the english language is spoken all over the world by native and non-native speakers and has become the most certain tool when it comes to communicating. businesses, schools, even romantic relationships depend on it to keep thriving. in addition, it is the language of the internet not only because most of the content available is in english, but also because people prefer to use it when talking to others, since it's the language everyone supposedly learns.

yet, there have been some current claims that chinese will soon take over as the most important language in the world. china's magnitude has never been more evident and doing business with the chinese is a gold mine for any country. we now see language schools offering chinese courses as commonly as english.

however - even though we cannot deny china's importance and the advantage it is when someone takes the time to learn the language their business contact speaks-, people in general seem to be ignoring the aspects that seem to keep english as the chosen one of languages. one of them has been mentioned above: it is the language of the internet. also, chinese people are still learning english, since it opens doors in communicating with practically everyone else, from every single country.

note: if this is not the sort of transition you need, let me know. : d