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My mother says that Abuela Celia’s had plenty of chances to leave Cuba but that she’s stubborn and got her head turned around by El Líder. Mom says “Communist” the way some people says “cancer,” low and fierce.

Which element from this excerpt best characterizes Garcia’s story as one of magic realism?
linking the words “communist” and “cancer”
presenting the idea of leaving Cuba as an extraordinary event
using El Líder as an additional narrator from Cuba
connecting Celia with Latin American history

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connecting Celia with Latin American history

Magic realism blends everyday life with larger-than-life historical, political, or mythical forces; tying Abuela Celia to "El Líder" and Cuban history makes personal experience feel part of a mythic, reality-bending landscape.