Balthazar¡¯s Marvelous Afternoon ( Why didn¡¯t Balthazar receive the money?) ¡° Balthazar¡¯s Marvelous Afternoon ¡±, written by Gabrial Garcia Marquez, is a story about a birdcage and a poor carpenter, Balthazar. In the story, Balthazar made a beautiful birdcage that was commissioned by Pepe, the son of a rich man, Jose Montiel. However, when the carpenter took it to the boy, his father refused to pay and rather said to sell it other people. Although …showed first 75 words of 528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 528 total…they can¡¯t avoid. However, here Balthazar felt not so much responsible and keeping his pride and making artwork was more important. In conclusion, at the end of the story, why Balthazar didn¡¯t receive money was because he wanted to give him just gift and he didn¡¯t want to sell his pride to dirty money. Moreover, in this story, because he didn¡¯t feel responsible for making money, he didn¡¯t receive money.