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Hugh Franciscus skills as a doctor are remarkable in the story of Imelda. Dr. Franciscus works as a Chief of Plastic Surgery and knows exactly what he is doing. A man dedicated to his work as a doctor. Franciscus demands exact answers to his questions. He works ha ....

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.... Manana.” (p143). She dies because of a bad reaction with the anesthetic medicine, Dr. Franciscus’ feels miserable. He cannot accept the fact that she died after he had a chance to fix what was wrong. Dr. Franciscus likes to get his work done correctly and quickly with the absence of any bond with his patients. He moves from patient to patient “ . . . without affection for the patients. He does not want to be touched by them.” (p140). He would continue in his work in a steady fashion if not for Imelda. Hugh “ . . . must have been awed by the sight of this girl.” (p143). With the small act of concealment, he was determined to fix her lip. H ....