In Roddy Doyle's Oh, Play That Thing and The Dead Republic series the world is shown to readers through the eyes of a wise madman, Henry Smart. The series includes a wide variety of magical realism and how Henry continues to fight social norms to get what he wants. The idea of ​​society versus man and individualism test Henry's pride, forcing him to hop from town to town making him feel special. With the new era of feminism, Henry's life becomes more focused on those he loves and how they have guided him. And if it weren't for them there would never have been a Henry Smart trilogy. Elements of magical realism in a historical series, at first glance seem quite suitable. It is generally agreed that the picaresque, with its humorous ideas about social outcasts trying to endure an aggressive environment, is a practical move against the romanticized tendency of the plot. Magical realism, with its limited disruption of mimetic rules, lends itself to numerous uses, including postcolonial. It introduces elements of grotesque moments that allow readers to perceive the satirical potential and brings metaphorical aspects to the plate. The magical realism pieces seem to play with the readers' minds. The convention of the picaresque combined with magical realism constructs a larger grotesque vision for the reader. It is not only the space but also the characters, including the main protagonist, that take shape according to the defamiliarizing rules of this magical picaresque world. The characters in Henry's world are not so much fully developed characters, but comically sinister ones. Like Louis Armstrong or Sister Flow with their mysterious qualities, they are mainly social outcasts with fantastic qualities that d...... middle of paper ......en in his life, to which he owes a lot to them. For example, his wife, Nuala O'Shea, and all the other women in the series (Dora, sister Flow, or Saoirse) saved him more than he saved himself. And that the role of women has extremely changed, with new feminist ideas and developments showing this huge wave of influence throughout the book that literally keeps Henry on his feet. In conclusion, Roddy Doyle brings a good dose of magical realism into play. around with the readers' minds and to take away some of their historical obtuseness with grotesque and satirical moments. The portrayal of Henry as a wise fool has saved him in countless situations. He was surrounded by the idea of ​​individuality, which made him want to assert himself on a whole new level to show his worth. And if it weren't for the women around him, he would have been the next star named Henry.