"A Very Old Man" with Enormous Wings  is a short story written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The story begins with Pelayo and Elisenda child getting very sick, maybe due to the smell of crabs the family caught. An old man with "enormous wings"  is found on the shore (Marquez 61). The couple tries to have a conversation with the old man but is unable to because he is speaking in a different language that is never identified. A neighbor tells the couple that the man is an angel. Local priest, Father Gonzaga, questions the man's identity. Father Gonzaga believes the man is not an angel because he cannot understand Latin and does not appear to be truly supernatural. This short story displays several elements of the supernatural. The old man's wings represent power, speed, and never ending freedom of motion. Angels are usually depicted as beautiful creatures. However, Marquez creates an angel that appears like a "circus animal  (Marquez 270). Marquez describes the angel by saying "He was dressed as a ragpicker." There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth, and his pitiful condition of a drenched, great grandfather had taken away any sense of grandeur he might have had. His huge buzzard wings, dirty and half-plucked, were forever entangled in the mud (Marquez 61). Although the wings may be dirty, they are still magical enough to attract crowds and make the family some much-needed money. The village doctor notices that the wings fit in with the rest of the man's body. This brings up the question of whether the old man is both natural and supernatural, having the wings of a majestic angel but the weakness of a regular human. Another supernatural element mentioned in the short story is the spider woman. This woman represents the indecisiveness when it comes to faith. Spectators go to see the spider woman because the old man was performing minor miracles, while the spider woman was sharing a he