Analysis Of Armando

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Summary: The female protagonist hired Armando, an undocumented Mexican, to fix her deck in her garden, and they share their personal stories and fall in love with each other as days go by.

Analysis: The development of the relationship is illustrated by the variety and the depth of the topic these two characters talked to each other. For example, the first time Armando works for the female protagonist, their conversation is focused on the how to fix the deck in the garden and how much it will cost. However, as they start to become familiar with each other, he starts sharing his childhood memory of his father and how he crosses the border to the United States with the female protagonist. Likewise, she shares her cat rescue and her painful

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