Manuel Jenkins: A Short Story Of Manuel Jenkins By Manuel Synthesis

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In budge Wilson’s short story, “Manuel Jenkins,” the mom is key to the story because she contributes an excessive amount towards the conflict. While trying her best as a mom she proves that she is quite dictatorial and an extremely hard worker. These traits are what shape her personality throughout the story. In the next few paragraphs one will learn how the mom chooses to act and the traits of the author intends one to learn about her after reading this short story.

As the story goes on the mother demonstrates to the reader that she is, undoubtedly, a hard worker. To prove so she strives to keep her family happy, healthy and well fed by providing each and every one of them with scrumptious meals, a clean home and a well organized life. Not

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