What is the purpose of Valenzuela illustrating such explicit and riciculous assumptions of the two main characters in the short story, The Verb to Kill?
The author Valenzuela's intent in portraying the escalating, irrational, obsession with the man, by the two girls, highlights the extreme nature of assumptions.
or is it paranoia? What makes the assumption or irrational fear so contagious? Why do we tend to build on each other's fears so readily?
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