Magical Realism: How do you classify it?

The controversy surrounding Magical Realism makes the classification of what is and what is not Magical Realism very difficult. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a famous Magical Realist, has written many pieces of what is generally conceived to be Magical Realism. Marquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings fulfills every characteristic of Magical Realism. Marquez, a Colombian, has accomplished a great deal in the field of Magical Realism.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings includes many aspects, which may be described as magical. In the story, an old man with a very poor set of wings is found and…