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You can read the story again here!

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You can listen to the story again here!

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Thoughout the story, TVOMWEW is unable to fly because his wings either impede him from doing so, or because he is trapped. When he flies at the end of the story, he is finally free. Therefore, flight may symbolise freedom.

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TVOMWEW arrives on a stormy night and is able to leave when the weather finally improves.
The Spider Woman transformed on a stormy night too.

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At the beginning of the story, Pelayo and Elisenda live in poverty with their sick baby. But the arrival of TVOMWEW signals a change in their luck. Not only does their baby get better, but they make enough money to be able to quit their jobs and live in a mansion. Through his suffering, TVOMWEW brings the family joy.

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The Chicken Coop is important to note because of the fact TVOMWEW has wings. His wings can define him as an angel, but Marquez describes his wings as birdlike.

Like a bird (or in this case, a chicken) he is locked away in the chicken coop, unable to escape. TVOMWEW becomes a bird trapped in a cage unable to fly.

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Wings symbolise freedom. But for TVOMWEW, his wings are the very thing that lead him to be trapped in Pelayo and Elisenda's chicken coop. First, he cannot fly away, impeded by his wings. Secondly, his wings are what deem him to be an angel, and therefore an attraction to come and see.

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TVOMWEW is most certainly different to the people of the story, that much we know is true. But because he is so different, he is treated differently (like he is less than an equal).

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It is fair to say that TVOMWEW is treated rather cruelly throughout the story. But is his treatment justified? The characters may believe so, but do we as an audience believe it to be the right thing to do

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In the short story, there are very few times in which TVOMWEW is shown any kind of empathy or compassion to his situation. Pelayo shelters him in the shed during winter when the chicken coop falls down, but does not allow him into his mansion.

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TVOMWEW is treated like an outsider by everyone else in the story because they have little idea about:
- What he is (human? angel?)
- Where he came from
- and, why he came to their town.

And TVOMWEW gives them no answers. This scares the locals. Because of this, it leads him to be treated differently to the other people in the story.

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At the beginning of the story, Pelayo and Elisenda are living in poverty and their child is dying of an illness.

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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings: a Story for Children

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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings: a Story for Children

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by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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The supernatural play a big role in this story.  Peleyo, Elisenda, the Child, The Wise Neighbour Woman are all humans.

But where does that leave TVOMWEW? He is described as appearing very much like a human, except for the fact he has wings - which no human does. Does this mean he's not human?

Angels are otherworldly creatures sent by God. Angels have wings - but does this mean that because TVOMWEW has wings, he is an angel?

If he is neither human nor angel, then what is he?

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Characters: The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

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Characters: The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

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Pelayo - Elisenda's husband and father of the child. He and his family live in poverty before the arrival of TVOMWEW, but become rich afterwards. He is more compassionate to TVOMWEW, sheltering him in the shed when the chicken coop falls down.

Elisenda - Pelayo's wife and mother to The Child. Elisenda is less forgiving of TVOMWEW. She finds his presence in her life to be annoying. She suggests charging the locals a fee of 5c to see "the angel".

The Child - The Child is sick with a fever at the beginning of the story, but is cured upon the arrival of TVOMWEW. Together, they get sick with Chicken Pox at the same time. He shares some sort of link to TVOMWEW.

The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings - He appears in Pelayo and Elisenda's courtyard without warning or explanation. He appears to be human, but has the wings of a "buzzard" that trap him on Earth. Is he a human? An angel? Or something else?

The Wise Neighbour Woman - She is the first TVOMWEW is an angel, because of his wings. However, she does not believe that he should remain living, and says Pelayo and Elisenda should kill him to free him from a "celestial conspiracy".

Father Gonzaga - Father Gonzaga is a priest, and he questions the idea that TVOMWEW is an angel because:
- He looks too human
- He cannot speak Latin, the language of God
- He does not have the glorious, magnificent appearance on an angel.

He sends a letter asking Rome (home to the Vatican, head of the Catholic Church) asking them to confirm weather or not TVOMWEW is an angel.