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An Hour With Abuelo By Judith Ortiz Cofer

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The short story "An Hour with Abuelo" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, discusses the theme thats the way life is. "My mother tells me that Don Arturo had once been a teacher back in Puerto Rico, but had lost his job after the war. Then he became a farmer. She's always saying in a sad voice Ay, bendito! What a waste of a fine mind then casually shrugs her shoulders and says Así es la vida. Thats the way life is.(Ortiz Cofer, 593). The quote from the text talks about how Arturo's grandfather had to give up his job after the war, this relates to the theme because sometimes life can ruin your plans and there is nothing you can do to change it. The text says "Así es la vida is the title of my book," (Ortiz Cofer 596). The quote is from after Arturo's
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