Does Sandra Cisneros Use Metaphors In Salvador Late Or Early

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Responsibility In Sandra Cisneros' short story, “Salvador Late or Early”, the main character, Salvador, is established as a responsible young boy through Cisneros use of metaphors. In the sentence, “Arturito has dropped the cigar box of crayons, has let go the hundred little fingers..”, Cisneros uses the metaphor to compare how Salvador is like an adult. This is due to the fact that crayons relate to kids, which is what Salvador still is, while the cigar box relates to an adult. Adults tend to have more responsibilities than children do, which may be Cisneros way of showing that Salvador looks like a child on the outside, but has the burden of an adult on the inside, because of the responsibilities he has when it comes to his brothers. Another

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