Who Is The Antagonist In Miss Giao

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Although Miss Giao and Mr. Cohen have tension in their dialogue, but when one considers their different backgrounds and memories of snow it becomes clear they have a strong connection. The narrator and his son both also have different personalities, creating tension, but they connect as they are driving through the snow and create a strong father son relationship. Miss Giao and Mr. Cohen both immigrated to America, but ended up with very different lifestyles. The narrator’s father and mother are separated, causing the tension between the father and son with their different personalities, but they bond over the thrill of driving through the snow. The son is very responsible and scheduled, while the father is “rumpled, kind, bankrupt of honor,

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