The Washwoman By Issac Beshiva Analysis

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Have you ever seen a person so loyal and dedicated to their occupation that they risked their life to fulfill the passion of their work? Issac Beshiva, the author of The Washwoman portrayed a washwoman in his narrative essay that he “cannot conceive of a world where there is no recompense for such effort.” The washwoman was described as a “real find” due to her commitment in washing clothes. In fact,her results were superior compared to any other washwoman. Furthermore,the washwoman supported herself merely with what she acquired from doing laundry. Even till the end, she denied any assistance in hopes to not burden anyone. The washwoman invested a tremendous amount of effort in doing laundry for so meager in return.
The loyalty of the washwoman

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