Love in L.A. is a short fiction story narrated from the third point of view by Dagoberto Gilb where he describes an incident that Jake has while he is stuck in the traffic in the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles. Gilb mentions that while Jake was driving in the freeway, he was daydreaming about a car that he desired to possess and about a love of a materialistic life which he calls “freedom” (35). However, because he was daydreaming about his love of life, Jake does not pay attention and has a minor car accident where he fakes a different self in order to call the attention of Mariana. Even though Mariana has a different perception of Jake, Gilb describes Jake as someone who lack the qualities of a co-worker because he lack showing respect
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For example, Gilb mentions that when Mariana asked Jake, “Do you have an insurance?” He said, “Oh yeah, he lied.”(37) which indicates that Jake is a dishonest person unwilling to to tell the truth to people. As a result, he is not suitable to be a co-worker because he needs to be honest while working;otherwise, Jake will have problems with the others. Also, Gilb continues to describes him as a dishonest person when he point outs that he gave false personal information like his first and last name, phone number, address, and a insurance company when he says “He considered giving a real phone number but went against the idea and made one up (37) which emphasizes that Jake is a person who is dishonest even though in front of Mariana he portrays a fake personality. Moreover, Gilb also mentioned, “He made up a last name and address and wrote down the name of an insurance company” which suggest that he has a static personality, because he continues to be dishonest towards her. Therefore, Jake is unsuitable as a co-worker, because Jake is portrayed by Gilb, the author, as a person who is willing to lie whenever he has a problem and wants to escape from it, which is trait that a co-worker must not hold in order to work. According to the article of “Qualities of a Good Worker,” a suitable co-worker must be honest about his work and his capabilities in order to progress, which is something that Jake does not
For example, Gilb mentions that when Mariana asked Jake, “Do you have an insurance?” He said, “Oh yeah, he lied.”(37) which indicates that Jake is a dishonest person unwilling to to tell the truth to people. As a result, he is not suitable to be a co-worker because he needs to be honest while working;otherwise, Jake will have problems with the others. Also, Gilb continues to describes him as a dishonest person when he point outs that he gave false personal information like his first and last name, phone number, address, and a insurance company when he says “He considered giving a real phone number but went against the idea and made one up (37) which emphasizes that Jake is a person who is dishonest even though in front of Mariana he portrays a fake personality. Moreover, Gilb also mentioned, “He made up a last name and address and wrote down the name of an insurance company” which suggest that he has a static personality, because he continues to be dishonest towards her. Therefore, Jake is unsuitable as a co-worker, because Jake is portrayed by Gilb, the author, as a person who is willing to lie whenever he has a problem and wants to escape from it, which is trait that a co-worker must not hold in order to work. According to the article of “Qualities of a Good Worker,” a suitable co-worker must be honest about his work and his capabilities in order to progress, which is something that Jake does not