“An hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer illustrates the theme, Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, as one of it’s main themes. In the beginning of the story, the narrator Arturo states “ they play checkers and stuff with some of the old people’s game, and I catch up on issues of Modern Maturity” (Ortiz Cofer 592). This shows that the protagonist Arturo is isolated and maybe socially awkward, possibly making him judge people because he doesn’t know much about them. This leading him to not enjoy the first part of the visit to his Grandfather’s, but then the text states “Since I like stories, I decide I may as well ask him if he’ll read me what he wrote” (Ortiz Cofer 593). This explains that the protagonist has found a common interest with his
