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Judith Ortiz Cofer's An Hour With Abuelo

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"An Hour with Abuelo" by, Judith Ortiz Cofer illustrates the theme of hope and high ideals or goals. In the story it says "And I think he could've been a teacher if he wanted it bad enough. Nobody is going to stop me from doing what I want in life."(Ortiz Cofer596) This shows high ideals and ambition. Also it says "I always wanted to be a writer with my heart and soul I knew I wanted to be around books all of my life."(Ortiz Cofer594) That quote describes how even the grandfather had big goals and hopes. In the end the story it illustrates big goals and high

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