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short essay that the main character will do what they need to. Fondation writes, “After some hesitation, I got up from my red swivel stool and went behind the counter. I grabbed a spare apron, the picked up the spatula and turned my eggs.”(208) Here the main character takes full control of his food and the way he cooks it. Fondation does not give the reader any background information on the main characters cooking skills. This quote here shows when the main character decides to stop watching his eggs bubble, and to get in the kitchen and finish off his food. I believe that the main character does the right thing by going to the back and continuing the cooking. Fondation also does not give us the gender of this person, so it makes it difficult …show more content…
In the short story “Deported at Breakfast” many reviewers talk about the courage the main character has to take over a diner that was never his. There has to be more to this kind hearted individual to take on such a large responsibility by choice, but we never find out what actually happens at the end of the story. Fondation keeps the reader wondering by ending the story without a conclusion to the story. He writes, “With this kind of business, I couldn’t understand why Javier hadn’t hired a waitress. Maybe I’d take out a help-wanted as in the paper tomorrow. I had never been in the restaurant business. There was no way I could run this place alone.” (209) As the main character has no idea what he is in for, the author makes it known that they are invested in this place and they want to move forward in running this business. This is a big responsibility for the main character and it shows the kind of responsibility they are ready for. Fondation does a great job leaving the reader to wonder what happened to the diner.I myself would love to visit this diner or find out what happened to it after that

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