The setting of the story is 1920s Spain, and the events take place in a train station between Barcelona and Madrid. The description of the physical setting mirrors Jig's thoughts and dilemmas about having an abortion. The social setting is focused on relationships and identity.
<em><u>sorry</u></em><em><u> </u></em><em><u>I don't</u></em><em><u> </u></em><em><u>know </u></em><em><u>.</u></em><em><u>.</u></em><em><u>.</u></em>
<em><u>and </u></em><em><u>pls </u></em><em><u /></em>
The soldiers and the journalists that were writing about it were very close to the action. They wrote about their experiences. Moreover, the Vietnam literature has no “escape hatches” (meaning we don't have comic relief, no moments of romance, and scant emphasis on coming-of-age energy). The primary goal was to make us feel like we were there.
