Light and Dirt
We don't learn much about the physical surroundings in this story, but—considering that rotting crabs are involved—we get the sense that it's not too beautifulThat's why the descriptions of lig...
Birds
When most of us think of angels, we think of wings, but not really wings like the one this old man has. We might think of some huge, strong, Clorox-white flappers, but the poor old man has "huge bu...
Storms
Pelayo and Elisenda's town may be small, but it's not sleepy. Storm after storm seems to hit it. The first storm is a real storm with flooding and thunder, but the next ones are figurative: In the...
Captive Animals
People in the town are blessed with the presence of a real, live angel, but it takes them no time at all to turn him into a sideshow attraction: But when they went out into the courtyard with the f...