Jose Donoso's Paso: Summary

Part I of Essay
The story “Paso” by Jose Donoso is a compelling story of love and the absence of. It takes place in a well to do home that thrives on traditionalism. This traditionalism is disturbed by the coming of a new member into this inner circle of house mates and the problems that a ....

Part II of Essay
.... but quickens towards the end. As the end draws to a close the reader is left with a mixture of feelings from pity to happiness. This is the result of traditional tail, it is intertwined with common feelings and situations to which all can identify with that all are affected by the story. In the beginning the situation is introduced to the reader by a narrator recounting the story from a childhood experience. It is known quite quickly in the story that the home in which the story takes place is very empty of feelings as is expressed by th ....