In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez the angel, old man, is treated maliciously by the society in which he "falls" in. Pelayo and Elisenda, Pelayo's wife, treat the old man as they would treat a poor wonderer at first and then a slave after they begin to exploit the old man. ... After the news about the man with enormous wings spread people from all over came to see such a spectacle. Seeing this Pelayo and his wife exploit the angel by "fencing in the yard and charging five cents admission- (312) to see the man with enormous wings despite how the angel feels. ...

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