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Personally, I don't like either of the narrators. The Writer seems to have made that intentional. Both short stories were written in a way that made it seem that the pace that each narrator was quick especially in Orientation by Daniel Orozco. Both narrators were giving quick and precise instruction to its listener in the short stories. Both came off a bit arrogant in the way they said it. In Girl, i specifically found it mean the way she asked if the person sings benna in Sunday school and then later said she would never sing benna in Sunday school as if to say she is better than that. In Orientation, the narrator is that person that knows everything about everyone in the office and what goes on with them. that interfering and arrogant person.

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