Response to “Deportation at Breakfast”

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Response to “Deportation at Breakfast” The plot presented in this story is able to move along due to the way that the author portrays the main character, or narrator. With his given characteristics, the author leads us to believe that the character is schizophrenic, which enables us to understand the rest of the story. As the author introduces the main character, he does not give us a description of him. In fact, he does not state if it is a male or female; the only thing that he mentions is the worker, Javier. He describes Javier as being “a short man with black hair, a mustache, and a youthful beard” he also mentions that he is “dressed immaculately, all in chef’s white” and has a thick accent. He does not give a wordy description of any other customers in the restaurant either, thus meaning he notices Javier most. He gives a special kind of attention to that character since it is the only one with a description. Another thing that stands out is the unforgettable event of Javier’s arrest. How could it be that it was only him who witnessed the arrest if it took place inside the restaurant? And then take the man’s job and have no one realize that it was not the same person helping them. He states that no one noticed the arrest when he says “they seemed not to have noticed Javier’s exit” and then restates their indifference toward Javier by saying that the customers looked surprised that he didn’t remember their orders The next thing that leads you to believe he is schizophrenic is the fact that he is familiar with all of the restaurants’ surroundings. As soon as he sees Javier being taken away, he takes his position; he gets up from his stool and goes behind the counter and starts cooking his breakfast. How could he have known where all of the ingredients and utensils were if he wasn’t familiar with the place before? He knew
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