Tuesday, November 2, 2010

More Beneath the Surface...

(All of the Works)

How I Met My Husband, A Rose for Emily, and Interpreter of Maladies have a few themes in common. First and foremost, each of the stories concern lost love whether it be keeping a dead sweetheart around or making a cot visit. None of the stories hold a simply romantic endings; but, because these stories contain lost love large values and themes are exposed. In How I Met My Husband the young girl moves past the broken fiancee and finds a future in the mailman. A Rose for Emily shows the impact of southern lifestyle and the negative effect of her father's strict judgement. And finally, Interpreter of Maladies reveals the wrong of Mrs. Das' situation and calls for the questioning of the future and happiness. Additionally all of the stories reflect on the past or future rather than the present. Even the present cab ride of Interpreter of Maladies mixes past emotions and the questioning of the future rather than the current events. All of the pieces work to make a bigger impact given in the situations.

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