Magical Realism
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CORE DEFINITION
A narrative approach that seamlessly integrates magical or supernatural elements into a realistic depiction of the world, as if they were part of everyday life. It does not escape reality but rather aims to reveal the absurdity and complexity of reality more profoundly.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
A perspective for handling absurd reality. When the logic of the real world becomes incomprehensible (e.g., certain extreme social news), traditional rational perspectives fail. Magical realism provides a framework that allows us to accept and describe this 'irrational truth'.
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Magical realism is a literary genre: it naturally embeds magical or supernatural elements into seemingly realistic everyday narratives without further explanation, juxtaposing the miraculous with the mundane. It uses the 'magical' to reflect the political, historical, and psychological truths of reality.
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