“He appreciated his grandmother’s unique way of telling stories. No matter how fantastic or improbable her statements were, she always made them as if they were the irrefutable truth” (Wikipedia, 2011). Experiences are special instances of people personally encountering or experiencing something, and in these moments life changes for better or worse and memories are formed. These memories, like riding a bike for the first time, going to seventh grade, or even listening to the many stories your grandmother used to tell, could be a heartbreaking or mind-blowing experience. Most people, depending on the situation, dance around these moments, just like Gabriel Garcia Marquez did in One Hundred Years of Solitude. Discovering the story was an awe-inspiring experience – one that many readers of his books would proudly dispute. One Hundred Years of Solitude is an excellent book, one that adds an interesting twist to the normal sequence of writing by introducing us to a series of concepts such as attribution, perseverance, myth, and magical realism. The latter two, although very well linked in the book, provide a sense of mystery and fantasy. In my opinion, this is what makes One Hundred Years of Solitude the novel it is today. Just as we learned to tell lies, lies or even change a word of our concept, once believed or even questioned, we have become great storytellers. Most of the stories told are mythical in nature. They intend to inform, surprise, create or even inspire. So, what is a myth? According to Dictionary.com, myth is a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning a being, hero, or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or natural explanation, especially... middle of paper... ..co-ownership. With the differences of life comes the beauty of life and with the beauty of life, so it was written, One Hundred Years of Solitude. Works Cited “Gabriel Garcia Marquez”. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. December 1, 2011. Web. December 2, 2011.García, Márquez Gabriel. A hundred years of solitude. New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Print. MacEwan, Michelle. “The Power of Myth and Storytelling: Part 5 – The Subsistence of Myth.” http://www.michellemacewan.com. Michelle MacEwan Trust, July 31, 2009. Web. December 2, 2011. “Magical Realism.” Dictionary.com | Find meanings and definitions of at Dictionary.com. Random House Inc., 2011. The web. December 02, 2011.Moore, Lindsey. “Magical realism.” http://english.emory.edu. 1998. Internet. December 2, 2011. “Myth.” Dictionary.com | Find meanings and definitions of at Dictionary.com. Random House Inc., 2011. The web. December 2. 2011.