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= Title: __The Meaning Of Consuelo__= =Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer= =Setting (time and place): Puerto Rico, around the 1950's= =Brief Summary: = =__The Meaning Of Consuelo__ is about a teenage Puerto Rican girl, named Consuelo, and her journey through tough times within her family. Consuelo's job in the family is to take care of her younger sister, Mili, who is mentally unstable. Her father, Carlos, is in denial about Mili's mental condition and plans to take the family to America for help. Carlos believes that America is more advanced than Puerto Rico. Overall, Consuelo struggles with becoming a woman and her life at home.=