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Snow By Julia Alvarez Summary
In the story “Snow”, Julia Alvarez portrays the theme of everybody is unique but also equal. The story is told in the first person point of view which gives the readers a closer look and a deep understand of the story. The story is started out where the author first moved in New York City and went to a Catholic school near her apartment. Alvarez shows a conflict between the protagonist and the environment where she is the only immigrant in her class. Therefore, the protagonist has tutored in a “special seat” away from other children (Alvarez 1). Alvarez shows the protagonist’s uniqueness is that the protagonist couldn’t understand much of the new language, so she is treated differently compared to other students. After, the protagonist could

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