Character Analysis: San Juan

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The settings summary

The First setting location is San Juan. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. It's the largest city in Puerto Rico. San Juan is filled with beautiful scenery from the beaches to the buildings. In the book The main character Rita lands in San Juan where her family lives. Main characters like Rita, Papa Juan, and Mama Ana all live in San Juan.

The second setting is Papa Juan and Mama Ana house. The house is located in San Juan. In the story most of the characters stay at the house. Papa Juan, Mama Ana, and Rita all live here. In the house they eat, sleep, and work. Most of the time the story takes place in the house. The house it self seems to be a simply house with multiple rooms and a big back yard.

The third setting

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