Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban.

my father knew i understood more than i could say. he told me stories about cuba after columbus came. he said that the spaniards wiped out more indians with smallpox than with muskets.

which best describes an element of magic realism used by garcia in this excerpt?

she shows the close relationship that pilar had with her father.
she connects the events to the colonial history of latin america.
she is a modern writer developing a story about spanish history.
she characterizes columbus’s discovery as an extraordinary event.

She connects the events to the colonial history of Latin America.

Explanation:

Magic realism is a style of fiction that combines realistic elements of the world with fantastic elements. The genre is most often associated with Latin American literature, and with authors such as Gabriel García Márquez, Miguel Angel Asturias, Jorge Luis Borges, Elena Garro, Mireya Robles, Juan Rulfo, Rómulo Gallegos, Arturo Uslar Pietri, and Isabel Allende. However, many writers have employed it in other contexts. Due to its connection with Latin America, magic realism often references the colonial legacy of the region.

what are your options ?

i would say years or cherry blossoms

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.