Question

Read the following sentences from "The Censors."

Poor Juan! One day they caught him with his guard down before he could realize that what he had taken as a stroke of luck was really one of fate's dirty little tricks.

After reading these sentences the reader can most likely conclude that the narrator
-is fearful of "they."
-empathizes with Juan's situation.
-has had his own share of bad luck.
-learned an important lesson from Juan.

Answer 1

-empathizes with Juan's situation.

The author's empathy for Juan is shown when it says "Poor Juan!". Also it is shown when it says that he is a victim of "one of fate's dirty little tricks." The narrator knows that Juan did not mean to get himself in the situation and feels bad for Juan because Juan is now in a difficult situation that he didn't mean to be in.