In 2-3 complete sentences, thoroughly explain the protagonist's main motivation or goal in Condensed Milk? What does the protagonist want? Provide at least two specific details from the text to support your analysis of the protagonist's motivation or goal.

The protagonist's goal is instant gratification. He knows that he isn't going to escape from the gulag; he is aware that he is going to spend the rest of his life there. So, he wants to take what he can - and that opportunity comes in the form of condensed milk.

When a fellow inmate offers an escape plan, initially he accepts in return for condensed milk. However, he soon realizes it's a trap; that's why he decides to trick the trickster, take condensed milk, and then refuse the escape. He turns out to have been rights as the fellow inmate did mean to deceive him.