My Original Paragraph

Marquez feels that the people are reluctant to accept the old man because he cannot explain himself. “The admission to see her[spider-lady] was not only less than the admission to see the angel, but people were permitted to ask her all manner of questions about her absurd state and to examine her up and down so that no one would ever doubt the truth of her horror.”(Marquez 454) This sentence suggests that the only reason the spider-lady is more popular than the “angel” is that people can fully examine and understand her. After the arrival of the spider-lady the old man becomes ignored and everyone goes to see the carnival. Furthermore the spider-lady has a concrete reason why she contrasts with the preexisting idea that spider-ladies should not exist - she had disobeyed her parents. On the other hand, the “angel” has no reason why he should exist in the world where angels are considered supernatural, and thus he is rejected. Marquez makes a statement about the nature of humans by using the people’s reaction to both the spider lady and the old man.