Decisions In A & P, And Cold Equation

Choices, the story writen by Susan Kerslake is about how the choices that we make everyday affect who we are and how our life can change by making the wrong decission. But is it always a bad decission? is it always our fault?

In “Popular Mechanics”, Raymond Carver’s visual details help the readers adapt to the text. Carver’s vocabulary makes the mood understandable. Repetitive words makes it clear that people can hurt the ones they love. People hurt the ones they love as simple as having an argument leading to who takes the baby, just like the short story describes. The use of descriptive words help know the story has to do with divorce

Obviously, family problems could affect all aspects of the society. In “Popular Mechanics,” a story written by Raymond Carver's in 1988. Shows the husband was ready to leave his wife. Then, it turned into an argument between them, which rapidly escalated into a physical scuffle over who will keep the baby. In this complexity; parent’s separation can lead to a massive destruction of their child’s life. Because separation can shake the faith in dependency on parents who now behave in an extremely unreliable way.

An initial reading of A Jury of Her Peers suggests that the author focuses on the common stereotypes of women in the 1800s; however, a close reading reveals that the text also examines the idea that they are more capable than men may think. The fact that Mrs. Wright was able to pull off killing her husband by herself and without the men finding out proves that she is very capable and did not need the help of men to pull it off. The men at the time believed that women were incapable of doing things by themselves and thought that they should just stay in the kitchen, cook, and clean. They thought that they could not manage to do things that men could and did not trust them with a man's job.

The readers first impression of the couple is dialogue. Dialogue is a very important element that contributes to the tone in “Popular Mechanics”. The dialogue in this story is almost exclusively short. The first time the reader gets dialogue is after the author sets the scene and initial mood. “I’m glad you’re leaving! I’m glad you’re leaving! She said. Do you hear?” (277). This automatically sets an aggressive and tense tone to the story. The reader is never told what the couple is breaking up over, the only thing the reader gets is that the couple is fighting over keeping the baby. The couple only really says that they want the baby, that is the majority of the dialogue in the story. Unspoken dialogue in “Popular Mechanics” is immensely important to the story. “He was in the bedroom pushing clothes into a suitcase when she came to the door” (277). This example shows the distance between the couple. The woman is constantly backing away and seemingly running away from the man, especially with the baby. There is finality in the story even though the reader never knows what the issues are in the relationship, why the man is leaving, or why they are separating. “In this manner, the issue was decided” (278). This short sentence sets the final tone of the story. There is something sinister and aggressive about this sentence. The audience does not know exactly what the issue is, but with the small

In this essay, the morality of the abortion of a fetus will be discussed in a drama involving a married couple named Deb and Derek (Smolkin, Bourgeois & Findler, 2010). For clarification purposes, we must first define the topic of this discussion; abortion is defined as the act in which a female voluntarily terminates her pregnancy where this act is legally permitted (Warren, 1973). Deb who is 16 weeks pregnant discovers that the fetus she is carrying will most likely be born mentally challenged (Smolkin et al., 2010). As the drama unfolds, the couple ponders the negative impact this child will have on their business, marriage as well as the quality of life that their child will experience if it is carried to term (Smolkin

Marilyn’s Mom: I don’t care what the sign says! There should have been a better warning, my poor girl just wanted to see her brother who she hasn't seen in 10 years. Barton should have been more careful and checked EVERYWHERE to make sure that no-one was on the ship.

Short story writes usually use capturing information to grab the reader’s attention. Specifically by changing their mind set with gripping stories. Godwin’s short story takes place where tough decisions had to be made, and they don’t always have to be good ones either. In the short story “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin the central theme has to do with sacrifice and it is being shown through irony and foreshadowing.

Making difficult decisions show up in life more often than realized. These choices can alter a person’s life in good and bad ways. “The Bicycle” by Jillian Horton is a story that focuses on a young talented pianist named Hannah. Throughout the story Hannah deals with the strict teachings of her Tante Rose, which leads her to make ironic decisions. Similarly, in the story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, the barber undergoes a dilemma in which he must consider his moral values before making his final decision. Both stories have a protagonist that face conflicts which lead to difficult decision making, and in the end leads the characters to discover themselves. In both stories the authors use the literary devices theme, irony

Choices, they change us as humans and can greatly affect our lives. There is a book that showcases this completely describes this perfectly, this book is Tangerine. In the book Tangerine, many choices are made by the main character, his friends and his family that affects what happens and other people's feelings. Choices, even small ones can change lives.

Every choice one makes has a consequence. “Popular Mechanics” fight over a baby, “This Year’s Class Picture” is a battle with zombies, and “Cold Equations” is a decision between two people’s lives. In the short stories "Popular Mechanics" "This Year's Class Picture” and "Cold Equations" each of the main characters face a conflicting choice that leads to either risking their life or taking another's life. For instance, in the short story "Popular Mechanics" the character/ Characters face conflict over the baby/ Relationship. As they fight over the baby the characters exclaims, “Give me that baby!”

In the short stories “Lather and Nothing Else”, “The Most Dangerous Game”, and “Borders”, the characters are faced with many decisions and tough choices that they must make. In life, making decisions is something one must do for each decision will determine how one's life will go similar to how the characters’ choices determined how their stories went. In these stories, a prevalent theme across all three is decision making for it is their decisions that drive the plot forward.

The main female character is Molly, an ex-military member, probably Special Forces, who aids the main character through out the story. She is portrayed as a woman who is not to be messed with. " Because you try and fuck around with me, you'll be taking on of the stupidest chances of your whole life."(25) This attitude serves her well through out the novel because she is the one who must infiltrate both the Sense/Net and Tessier-Ashpool. Molly is the only woman on the "good" guys side who is physically injured. Even when she is injured, she continues the mission. Molly is able to do things that the men in the story cannot because she is "souped up, jazzed by the neurosurgeons for combat." (214) Her eyes are video cameras and she has a clock mounted inside her head. Four-millimeter razor claws are concealed beneath each fingernail and she has the ability to extend and retract them at will. Her military training has provided her with the ability to fight and execute order with swiftness and precision. From a feminist approach, she is a positive character. She is a strong character in a male dominated society. But she is not the only female character in the novel.

Everyone can have a different reaction after reading a same article. Why does this happen? Why would readers interpret a same piece of writing in different ways? In my opinion, the values that the individual readers have are one of the biggest factors that has effects on the interpretation of an editorial. Our values affect us not only as readers, but also as writers. Personally, I have three values that impact me as a reader and a writer. Values such as my relationship with family, religious values and cherishing alone moments strengthened my strengths.

All through life, we experience various occasions when decision-making become necessary. A number of them present themselves in difficult forms and at crucial points. Most of the verdict we take will eventually figure and describe our track of lives. These are what we refer to as lessons of life. Choices never present themselves in an easy way. In some instance we are always forced to pay a price to achieve something. This implies that we are trading for an outcome we are seeking.