Dec 29, 2009

Geraldo No Last Name | Geraldo No Last Name

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Author: Sandra Cisneros
First Published: 1983
Type of Plot: Sketch
Time of Work: The late 1960's to early 1970's
Setting: A large American city
Principal Characters: Marin, Geraldo, The narrator
Genres: Short fiction, Sketch
Subjects: Mistaken or secret identity, Accidents, Death or dying, Mexican Americans, Dancing or dancers, Tragedy, Names, Aliens, illegal, Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans
Locales: United States

The Story

Marin, a young Puerto Rican woman who enjoys dancing, frequents dance halls in different parts of the city. One night at such a place she meets Geraldo, a young, attractive, and neatly dressed Mexican wearing green pants and a shiny shirt. He tells her his name and adds that he works in a restaurant. That is all the information Marin learns about him.

Later that night Geraldo is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and is taken to an emergency room in a hospital. After he dies, Marin is repeatedly questioned by hospital personnel and the police because Geraldo...

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Geraldo No Last Name | Geraldo No Last Name

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The Story

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