Innledning
The text "Deportation at Breakfast" was written by the Larry Foundation in 1991.
The author has published both novels and short stories, which focus on the country vulnerabilities and moral values.
"Deportation at Breakfast" is one of these short stories. Illegal workers are a major topic of discussion in some countries such as the USA.
Utdrag
In the story, we see the narrator who is the main character, the deported worker and other customers who are not aware of anything.
We have no information about the main character. The narrator seems to be in a good mood, content and kind.
For the narrator, cleanliness is important, and for other customers he does not sit at the empty tables: “The place looked better than most – family-run and clean”.
“The empty tables free for other customers that might come in”.
Besides, the narrator is selfish because when the police come, he says nothing, and then he thinks of his egg.
“On the grill, my eggs bubbled…”. Javier is just one of millions of people in the USA, an ordinary immigrant, and no one cares about him.
They do not notice the absence. The customers are typical Americans. They do not seem to notice the arrival of the authorities or they simply do not care, as Javier’s person is not important.
We can say all characters are static/flat characters who do not change. In addition, all the characters are believable because the story is a picture of the 1900s USA.
In the introduction, we see the current conditions and the context of the story. The story continues as stable until the climax, we are not witnessing a conflict and we see no clue about the climax.
The climax of the story is when the authorities arrested Javier. However, no one notices Javier's absence, and life goes on for everyone. This is a bit strange.
The narrator realizes that Javier is taken away, but he wonders about his breakfast. However, the story seems a bit open-ended and ends tragically for Javier. Nothing changes for the customers.
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