Allegory for ImmigrationAn author often uses symbolic and allegorical meaning through a character's actions and physical description to show something more than what is suggested on the surface. The symbols are shown in the appearance, name and actions of the characters - these characteristics give the story a second meaning beneath the surface. “A very old man with enormous wings” by Gabriel García Márquez is an allegory of immigration because the “old man” and the “spider-woman” are symbols of immigrants. The old man symbolizes the hard-working, lower-class immigrant, while the spider woman symbolizes the middle-class immigrant. The old man is the lower class immigrant because he is mistreated and mistreated, while the spider woman symbolizes the middle class because she can entertain people and is more popular than the old man. “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” centers on an old man with enormous wings who is found injured on the floor. People argue about where he comes from, but then they get angry and start mistreating him. There is also a spider woman who is a circus freak but people like her. Eventually, when the old man flies away, the people who abused him begin to miss him. The story presents an allegory of immigration through the actions and physical descriptions of the characters. This story is an allegory for low class immigrants who are often abused because they are helpless and weak, also for middle class immigrants who are treated like monsters but manage to be popular and liked by people because he can talk and answer questions about her condition. The old man's actions symbolize the lower class immigrant because the old man does not speak up or defend himself from the people of the village when he is mistreated. For example... half the paper... down so that no one can ever doubt the truth of its horror." This is an example of her being scrutinized as a strange and evil creature for all the evil she has done even if it is not serious. Different types of immigrants are exploited in different ways even though they may share the same pains with which they are treated. otherwise. The old man is physically abused because he is a lower class immigrant, shows sighs of weakness, filthiness and disease, is disliked and is tortured by people. In contrast, Spider-woman is treated as a strange and unusual person, but she manages to work cheaper than the old man and is liked by the people of the village because she can entertain them. This short story is an allegory for lower and middle class immigrants because the author uses symbolic meanings in the characters' actions and physical description to show how immigrants are treated..