DOES THE STORY REFLECT TO THE HISTORY OF THE AUTHOR?

As far as I've known the concept of magic realism is to create a fantastic nature out of real life situation. This might be getting in to the very essence of natural life's story and then portraying a magical technique by omitting those important concept of real life information(social/political issues)for the safety of the writter,particularly during the time of turbulence to his/her society. Franz Kafka and the other writters,who used the technique of magical realism,therefore portrayed fantastic/methological figures(heroic figures)out of their personal life experiences. And this could have been a reason that most of their writtings reflect to the history of their countries,but it could have been a vague idea for us because these works are written symbolically for the purpose of an author's confidentiality. Thus the story of the "drowned man", is basically a portrayal of the colombian columbian history. It could be ,on the other way, a symbolism of the whole aspect of humanity as one continues in his struggle against cruelty towards life's perfection.

Looking back to the past,I've informed that the indigenous tribes of columbia were once colonized by the Spaniards. And before the time of its colonization people really experienced a little bit improvement in their lives. It was only then during the time of colonization that these people experienced improvements simply because of the new culture brought to them by the colonizers.

Taking with that simple reality, the story,therefore,has a lot of connections to the history of the author. The arrival of the drowned man in the story probably symbolizes the colonizers,who brought new culture to the indigenous society,while the fictional village reflects the community of these people and their husbands(weak)represent the old-weak culture. Over all,the story of course,does not only limit to one experience. Generally speaking,it could however be, extended beyond cultures that probably inspire us to live with a greater change like of what did happen to this fictional village.