The woman who was turned into a spider as a child for disobeying her parents is also a good model of Magical Realism. Gabriel Garcia Marquez's works are classified as Magical Realism. The woman who knew of all things living and dead is a type of Magical Realism. The point is that no one, no matter whom, is capable of knowing everything. Realistic elements are tossed into the melting pot of Magical Realism just as fictional elements are so commonly done.
Capitalism is a realistic element that is never forgotten.
No matter what any writer creates, it will more then likely have at least some kind of capitalistic act entangled into the plot. Pelayo and Elisenda fenced in the yard and began charging five cents admission to view the old man with wings. A great example of how capitalism, being a realistic trait, is normally incorporated with all things. Father Gonzaga is a realistic factor one must take into account. Religion is for the most part a realistic matter.