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Summary Of Love In L. A By Dagoberto Gilb

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Dagoberto Gilb’s short story “Love in L.A.” presents the idea of freedom and the challenges Jake overcomes to keep his freedom. At the beginning, Jake encounters traffic while daydreaming which leads to an accident with an attractive woman. Jake’s encounter with Mariana forces him to choose his freedom over getting the girl, and Jake decided to lie about his job, insurance, and stay in contact with Mariana after the accident. Throughout this short story, Gilb emphasizes Jake’s desire to have a carefree life, without any restrictions, not even have a valid license plate. Gilb uses traffic to describe how everyone cannot freely travel on the road, no different from the restrictions of traveling in life with a steady job, girlfriend, and responsibilities.

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