Love in LA by Dagoberto Gilb Essay Example

without a job, and insurance, Jake is left with out anything to do, other than to lie to the lady he hit. Besides, Jake also lied for satisfying his vanity; and lived in his own world that created by lying and illusion in order to fulfill his demand of being respected. “I'm a musician,"; "I act too," he lied to enhance the effect more. "Been in a couple of movies." (312)”. Here, he lied and fantasized to treat himself as a “movie star” and seek to realize his dream in his own world where all things are possible.

Answer to Study Question 1: Is “Love in L.A.” a love story? Try to argue that it is. (If the story ended with paragraph 37, how would your interpretation of the story be affected?) No, it is not a love story. It’s a story of the internal conflict of reality and fantasy inside a man who lives in a real dissatisfied world results from his laziness and irresponsibility and hides himself into a world created by his lying and fantasy. If the story ended with paragraph 37, the interpretation wouldn’t be affected. Because the last paragraph 38 mainly describe his obstinacy on fantasy, “though he couldn't stop the thought about that FM stereo radio and crushed velvet interior and the new car smell, (Gilb 313)” emphasizes the theme one more time.