Orientation By Daniel Orzco Analysis

Short stories have a way of telling multiple stories within a shorter story and it’s truly evident in the short story “Orientation” by Daniel Orozco. Edgar Allen Poe had a formula for a a great short story and this tale meets every criteria. It’s a tale of a new employee going through orientation at his job and as he’s following his boss around and receiving instructions, he also receives a few secrets. Orozco pulls the readers in with the idea that this will be a routine orientation when in fact it’s far from the usual. He begins with “Those are the offices and those are the cubicles.” As the story is being told from the new worker’s point-of-view and he’s being shown around the office. As the story unfolds, the worker is now being shown where the receptionist works and he is also informed that they are temps or temporary workers. …show more content…
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