Question

Which of the following is the element of magic realism in "The Third Bank of the River"?

A. The father acts as though he is drawn by a mysterious force.
B. The family is eventually split due to the father's decision
C. The son decides not to take his father's place in the boat
D. The son helps his father by bringing him food every day

Answer 1

The father acts as though he is drawn by a mysterious force.

The above line shows the presence of magic realism in "The Third Bank of the River."

Magic realism was an outcome of the increase in rationalism, reason, science and logic in the Western World. It was a step to move out of the rational world and come into the world of fantasy where magic, supernatural and, things related to these merge with the realistic world. Magic realism coincides both fantasy and realism in it.