Magical Realism

Magic and fantasy has been an interest of many authors. Many stories have been written in style of magic realism. In this type of style, concepts of magic are incorporated along with realistic concepts. Both concepts are merged in the text to present concepts in fantasy to capture the attention of reader throughout the text. In magic realism style, it is difficult to differentiate between fantasy and reality as emphasis is placed on maximizing the value of concept while presenting different plots in the story. Magic realism enhances the concept of reality by highlighting magic, myth, and astonishing attention taking phenomena in natural theme that other mode of realism are unable to present.

The 'particular sadness of lemon cake' written by Annie Bender presents unique visionary perspectives towards magic and reality principles. The story revolves around a girl and series of events that mainly captures the attention of readers due to uniqueness of magical capabilities in contrast to reality. The girl named as Rosie in the story own the power of reading people's intention not in a manner of reading people's mind through magic but through distinctive capabilities inborn in nature (Bender, 6). Concept that makes the story special is the unique capability of girl to analyze what people intend and what their real intentions were.

Story starts attracting the attention of reader through event when Rosie, at the age of nine, realizes that she can taste people's emotion exhibited while making food. This unique capability seems to be unrealistic and magical in nature but shows the pureness of concept present in fantasy world. Scenarios such as angry behavior representation of a baker while making cookies and sadness of lady in cafeteria conveyed in her pizza creation are some of the enthusiastic plots that derive the scenario focus towards magic as ...