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Notes: -Yunior's family isn't doing well when it comes to financially, so he cannot buy uniform.
-His mom received a letter from his dad
-His father told him that he is coming back
-Rafa discuses with Yunior about their father

Title FFW:  The title is Aguantando and the definition of the word in Spanish means to hold on. This connects to the text because in a way, Yunior is trying to hold on to his dad even though he left and how his hopes are up because of the letter, regardless how poor he is or anything else going on around him. 

What gives away that the last paragraph didn't really happen? In the final paragraph, Yunior sort of describes a fantasy of his brother. Additionally, it sounds a bit too good to be true and Yunior is just imagining and letting his imagination take over.

 It shows a hard ship because it demonstrates how they are struggling financially and imagining about their father because of the letter that he wrote to them. 

 When it comes to how the story's order has an effect on the reader is that it shows the reader how things happen continuously and how Yunior and Rafa feel during every situation and if they get better or worse. 



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