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A modern love story How does the flashback to Abuela's life in Cuba affect the story?

It provides a suspenseful subplot by showing how Abuela's family escaped from Cuba.



The flashback of the incident of young love between Abuela and Alejandro is the resolution to the story.



It sets up a surprise at the end of the story, where the reader learns that Alejandro, a boy Abuela loved in Cuba, has been writing the letters.



It creates a mystery having to do with why Abuela and Alejandro didn't stay in touch after Abuela 's family left Cuba.

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It sets up a surprise at the end of the story, where the reader learns that Alejandro, a boy Abuela loved in Cuba, has been writing letters.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Modern Love Story is written by Nawal El Saadawi. The author has beautifully narrated the story in a comical way but an ever lasting impacting story. The story is to identify the person who is writing the love letters. The reader of those love letters is amused by reading it and tries to find out that person who is reason for her joy. She wants to find out her secret admirer.

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