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Summary Of Loser By Aimmee Bender
The narrative given in "Loser" by Aimmee Bender, was a very moving piece of literature. Aimmee takes a very sensitive approach towards the young man's solitude, who's name is ultimately never told. As an orphan, the young man lives with the familiar disparity surrounded by abandonment and disconnection. The irony of his out of place identity, is best represented in his ability to find things that are missing (which never unfold for his parents, sadly). The whole community is informed of this specific skill of his, and have abused of its ability to satisfy their needs but never his. The unknown orphan is seen as a freak and never a hero, regardless of the objects and people he has helped along the way. This eventually becomes the tragedy of

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