Pete Hamill's The Yellow Ribbon

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In the short story ,” The Yellow Ribbon,” by Pete Hamill, six boys and girls setting out to Florida on a transport meet an ex-convict, Vingo. Vingo served four years in jail in New York and has recently been discharged to go home. One of the six boys and girls becomes friends with Vingo and welcomes him to join the gathering during breaks from the long transport rides.Vingo was shy and very distant at first then slowly started opening up. He’s starts telling them about his life story and how he went into prison being married and not being sure if he still is. He has wrote her to tell her that he’s out of prison and asked her to tie a yellow handkerchief on a famous oak tree at the entrance of the town if she is still waiting for him. As they
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17 In the story, “The Yellow Ribbon,” by Pete Hamill, six boys and girls travelling from New York to Florida on a bus meet an ex-convict Vingo. Vingo served four years in prison in New York and has just been released to go home, and also he served in the navy . One of the six boys and girls befriends Vingo and invites him to join the group during breaks from the long bus rides. Vingo was timid and faraway at first, but he slowly warms up to the group and tells them his story. He was married…

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