Recuerdo Compassion and Forgiveness Quotes

Notice how the speaker both claims a relationship with the woman by calling her mother? It would seem like she's trying to establish a relationship with the woman – and yet the speaker never describes her as anything other than a "shawl-covered head." Does the speaker really want to get to know the woman, after all?

Once again, the speaker's actions are marked with extravagance: why buy a paper that you know you're not going to read? Unless, of course, you're doing it to help a poor old woman…which is the implication of these lines.

The speaker describes the woman's reaction to receiving the fruit – but she never explicitly describes the moment when she gives the woman fruit. Perhaps that's because she doesn't want to seem overly generous. After all, she's about to give her money, as well.