A Brief Summary Of The Short Story Armor

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The short story “Armor” ends with Ronnie ripping his costume, leaping off the stage, and running after the bald man, who is apparently part of the Death Squad, takes Biboy away. Given that Ronnie desires to win the pageant in order to die with honor and triumph and that his fellow competitors in the pageant and the bald man are those standing in his way, seeing the story end this way seems to show that Ronnie never overcomes his obstacles. Furthermore, he doesn’t seem happy in the end, either, because most probably he and Biboy will end up dead. However, what complicates Ronnie’s destiny is the nature of his desire. He desires to win not just for the sake of winning but for the honor that that triumph entails. Even though he does not win the