Form:
Magical Realism in a genre of fiction that focuses on magical elements and events mixed in with reality and realistic settings. It blends the two while trying to pass the more mystical elements are explained in a straightforward tone so that they can coincide with the normal events in one stream of consciousness.
There is some confusion on the borders of the term magical realism. Some critics such as Matthew Strecher believe it is "what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something 'too strange to believe'". However this could be due to the Western alienation of mythology and how we perceive the 'strange'.
It is not to be confused with escapist which is solely based on the magical realm and the weird but it is a way to confront society by contrasting it with something else. It is a reality just not one with the same objectiveness as our own.
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