Suddenly a shell hit where he had been sleeping and killed all his comrades. Because of his dream, Hitler lived. In this story, the main character wants to dream into life a man. Many things besides art and literature can be applied to the term magical realism. Psychology is just one of those things.
Dreams have many things in common with magical realism.
Both are real and unreal, the dreamer or reader has no hesitation, and there are many different ways of interpreting the stories or dreams. Magical realism has probably become popular due to its ability to transport the reader into a new world and make him or her forget about reality. Works Cited Borges, Jorge Luis. A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes. Plume Printing, 1991.