https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8 en-us 2022-08-30 15:20:00 UTC 2026-03-03 10:26:59 UTC hello@padlet.com lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276420767 A magical transformation takes place, but, unlike Cinderella, the beautiful girlfriend becomes a hairy man without help from a fairy godmother.]]> 2022-08-30 15:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276420767 lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276423109 The mother's origami and enchantment skills bring life to various intricate paper animals that represent youth, culture, and his mother's love.]]> 2022-08-30 15:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276423109 lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276436032 The process of the narrator's mother writing a heartfelt, sad letter about her life and desire to connect with her son reflects her cultural background, enchantment skills, and the importance of family and language.]]> 2022-08-30 15:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276436032 lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276449580 The narrator did not bargain for his girlfriend to actually transform every night into a man that likes to drink and watch soccer, but he loves both the woman (his partner) and the man she becomes (his best friend). 

"...he's great fun to be with...And so it goes: every night you fall asleep with him struggling to stay awake for the Argentinean finals, and in the morning there she is, the beautiful, forgiving woman that you also love till it hurts" (Keret 5).]]> 2022-08-30 15:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276449580 lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276451932 2022-08-30 15:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276451932 lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276474423 "Placing her arms around me, she drew my head closer and closer to her bosom, until finally I suffocated" (Kincaid 518)]]> 2022-08-30 16:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276474423 lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276492416 The mother-daughter duo in the story have an unhealthy relationship. The daughter is overly dependent on the mother yet also angry and jealous at times. Like Kris Jenner as a manager, the mother in the story manages her daughter's life.]]> 2022-08-30 16:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2276492416 lsant210 https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2285194859 The mother and daughter take on various identities throughout the story.]]> 2022-09-06 18:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lsant210/b59p29doevibm2h8/wish/2285194859