In the short story, “Salvador, Late or Early” by Sandra Cisneros, several context clues distinguish the fact that Salvador smokes. The story begins with the fact that Salvador is lonely, supported by the quote, “is a boy who is no one’s friend,” One reason Salvador may not have any friends is because he smokes and other children want to maintain a distance from him. Other details in the story further provide back support to this perspective. In the second paragraph, the author describes Salvador urging Arturito and Cecilio to hurry, “...because today, like yesterday, Arturito has dropped the cigar box of crayons,”. The context clearly depicts that Salvador gave his brother a cigar box to hold his crayons, indicating another possibility that
