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Summary Of Abuela Invents The Zero

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Cofer's use of the word choice in “Abuela Invents the Zero” reveals the narrator to mean and not care about others. “Abuela Invents the Zero” is a short story by Judith Ortiz Cofer about the relationship between a young girl and her grandmother. Abuela is from the American Isles and her behavior embarrasses her granddaughter Connie, at the end of the day, Abuela explains to Connie how she made her feel worthless. In paragraph 8 it uses the word disappear. The narrator uses the word disappear because he is embarrassed by her grandmother in church and is scared of what her friends will think. Her Abuela gets loose in the church; she doesn't want to get up and get her instead she sits there and hopes no one notices. At the end of the day, it shows

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