Luisa Valenzuela's All About Suicide

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“Ismael grabbed the gun and slowly rubbed it across his face. Then he pulled the trigger and there was a shot. Bang. One more person dead in the city. It’s getting to be a vice. First he grabbed the revolver that was in a desk drawer, rubbed it gently across his face, put it to his temple, and pulled the trigger. Without saying a word. Bang. Dead.” (Luisa Valenzuela). In the story All About Suicide, Luisa Valenzuela composes her literary work in interesting and unusual way. Valenzuela uses imagery to illustrate what is happening in the events of the story that is taking place. The way Valenzuela composes her story gives the impression that Ismael is preparing to committee suicide; however, later on, the story reveals that Ismael, did not commit

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