Bilingual Writer

A & P is a story narrated by Sammy, an employee at the store. Sammy is nineteen years old, and at this young age, his life seems not to have many options. His life is monotonous and revolves around routine. It happened that on one occasion, three girls from the upper class came into the store underdressed, wearing just a bathing suit. It is noteworthy that the beach is not that close to the store. It is five miles away. This situation caused commotion since the store employees are not used to see that. The manager called their attention regarding their attire and how indecent he considered to be, as to which Queenie, the leader of the group, said she is decent. She believed to be entitled to do as she pleased because she had more means than any other person in the area. In turn, Sammy was idealizing her. He created a mental image of who she should be because she is most likely to be an affluent person. He thought of her in a very sensual manner and believed her life to be perfect f...

"Everyday Use" is a profound story that talks about the value of things. The story describes a humble family of three; the mother and the two daughters, Dee and Maggy. At the same time, the only thing that seems to connect them is the fact that they belong to the same family. The mother is a hardworking single mother that raised her daughters based on her efforts against all the hardships that life had in store for them, like their house burnt down. Dee was smart, delicate, and beautiful, while Maggy was shy, and not as bright. Dee came back from college with a different view of what certain objects in the house represent; she even changed her name to a more African one. The conflict is about churn and some quilts. For the mother and Maggy, these are everyday use items, that is the value they warrant them. On the other hand, for Dee, she learned to see these artifacts as relics, something that should be preserved for future generations to appreciate its beauty. It is hard to...

The story itself is a bit bizarre. The main characters are the grandmother and the misfit. The grandmother has a selfish, self-centered, manipulative personality. Everything starts with the grandma nagging her son about some criminals that escaped from a federal pen. From them on, there is a dark omen throughout the story. They left for their vacation trip. As usual, the grandma is directing the family to turn out of their way to do something else. As a result of that, the entire family gets murdered by the misfits. The main point of the story is that it is hard to find a good man. It is about religion and trust feelings. When they are trapped by the situation, the grandma, instead of trying to save everyone’s life, in a self-sacrificing spirit, she is trying to save herself. She begins a conversation about religion, pray, Jesus with the misfit trying to change his heart, which backfired on her when she, in the end, was killed. This conversation, to me, looked faked and forced. The st...

The Lesson The story talks about a lady called Miss Moore, that attended college. She came from a poor neighborhood. She was a black woman that achieved a great deal in the time. As a result of her higher education, she took it upon her self to teach the children of her neighborhood, which she called slums. Even though the story touches upon socio-economical issues that were in existence probably then more than now, the story's main point is the importance of having an education.  They talked about the value of money. Miss Moore took them to F.A.O. Schwartz, as a way to get down to their level and they could appreciate something that otherwise would be difficult for them. How unfair it is that some can afford to pay for toys what an entire family would eat. The reading says, ”Imagine for a minute what kind of society it is in which some people can spend on a toy what it would cost to feed a family of six or seven." There is indeed much inequality. However, the mo...

Hills Like White Elephants  This is a fascinating story that raises the controversial issue of abortion. Hills Like Elephants is the story of an adventurous young couple who travels the world seeking a life of freedom without any attachment to anything. Just Carpe Diem, I would say that is their motto. However, the story complicates when the girl becomes pregnant. She makes a similitude when she says that the hills surrounding them are like white elephants; those white elephants represent the unborn baby that she is expecting. According to my reading, white elephants were a gift, but at the same time, a punishment in the Thai culture; since they are difficult to get rid of and expensive to keep. The man in the story professes a love for the girl; he says he wants no-one else but her. At the same time, he furtively is motivating her to abort just to their nomad lifestyle. On the other hand, the girl at the beginning saw the creature as a nuisance, but some time after she s...

The story of an hour is such a passionate story. A mindless reading might not allow seeing how profound this reading is. It is so full of imagery. Moreover, the writer let so much to the readers' imagination. I believe that I will get a feeling of it, and another reader with different life experience will get a different one based on that. Besides, It caught my attention the fact the writer raised the issue of women rights and feminism in a period when women had none. The writer was advance to her time, as she could foresee that women will demand a better place in society. They deserve more than just being a wife, mother, and daughter. Mrs. Mallard subconsciously was expecting freedom that never came true. It all happened when a friend of the family, Richard, brought the news that Mr. Mallard passed away in a train accident. Since the news was communicated hastily, without due assessment of its reality, it seems to me that Richards had other interest in that situation. He was p...