Rushdie interjects fantasy with the mundane in Midnight’s Children. This according to the article is the simple and “straightforward” way of describing the term magical realism. A term that critics have constantly called Midnight’s Children on a certain level Rushdie’s novel does contain this genre very much so. But this may just be the modern eye and due to the times it was written in. It is a historically accurate piece that contains elements of intense and sometimes over looked fantasy. But in Rushdie’s eyes his tale is probably seen more as a modern folklore than that of magic realism. Especially due to the fact the story contains so many references to the other folklores before like the Bible (Aadam/ Adam). It also relies on (from this much in) the famous hero’s journey (Monomyth’s) format in which follows a heroes rise to be the “chosen one.” Similar narratives can be seen in The Odyssey, the bible, and Star Wars.
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