Gary Shteyngart's Super Sad True Love Story

Paul Newman once said, “People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked” (74). There is no such thing as the perfect relationship, however, being involved in a healthy relationship is essential for a person to feel valued, safe, and happy. Unfortunately, in the situation of Kelly Sundberg’s personal essay “It Will Look Like a Sunset,” and Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of An Hour,” include extreme examples of unhealthy relationships. The essay “It Will Look Like a Sunset,” shares painful experiences of Sundberg’s physical and emotional abusive relationship with her husband Caleb, while “The Story of an Hour,” shares a rare reaction of a married woman, Louise Mallard, who explores her emotions cautiously when hearing about the death of her husband. Each woman faces their own prison created by their husbands. The two marriages represent the figurative meaning of doors being locked in a marriage. Both pieces of literature convey the theme of confinement by using the literary devices of foreshadowing, imagery, and conflict.

Spiegelman has presented his father’s memoirs in a creative way by portraying racial groups as animals and by making the story into a graphic novel. By presenting it in comic form, Art Spiegelman is able to better capture the emotions of those in the graphic novel. Not a dedication in the conventional sense, the book eternalizes the memoirs of Vladek and those around him.

The importance of cherishing the invaluable individuals in one’s life is apparent in Matthew Teague’s personal journey of his wife’s battle against cancer and a genuine friendship. “The Friend” depicts emotional appeal, comparisons, and vivid imagery to portray the significance of valuing loved ones. There is no single definition for a loved one. A spouse, children, family, friends, the reciprocated love can build everlasting bonds, but why is it so important to treasure the relationships we have? Just because they are family, it may not signify that we love them; just because they are acquaintances, it does not necessarily indicate that we have a type of love for them either. The pure love we possess for someone is rare and never chosen or obliged, so this valuable love should be nurtured, for people are bound within unpredictable time limits. Nichole’s, Teague’s wife’s, diagnosis of cancer was a realization for him that his days with her were numbered. Along the way, Dane Faucheux, the couple’s friend, was devoted to aiding the Teague family during their struggling time. Faucheux’s undisputed support for Teague and his family surprised him numerous times throughout their experience. This love in the sublime story is seeped with appreciation for those Teague values in his life. The realization and worth of his deep endearment for his family and friend is transferred to the reader, and he or she begins to realize the reality of the given time to value those who are most important.

In this article Shear explains the negative reaction generated by the main character in the story "Young Goodman Brown" when this, is detached from his normal environment altering the way he perceives his relation with society and himself. At the same time, the author explains that the return of the character to his normal surroundings demonstrate the altered relationships between the protagonist and society caused by the impact generated by the knowledge of the real world non-corrupted by the idea of good as unique option of decision.

In my research paper I want to discuss the concept of freedom for a woman in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, and how the wrong news can make the happiest person in the world and then cause her death.

This essay was the story of the author’s self-discovery that puts the reader in the same position, looking into their own lives and their perception of themselves. It shows how the author used the negative

The setting of these two stories emphasize, on visually showing us how the main characters are based around trying to find freedom despite the physical, mental and emotional effects of living in confinement. While on the other hand, dealing with Psychology’s ugly present day behavior showing dystopia of societies views of women during the time period they lived.

In her moments of awakening she was able to purge her repressed emotions and waken to everything around her. “To feel life’s beauty, then, is to see the beauty of one’s own life.” The author, Kate Chopin, used the strategy of emotions to connect with her audience as this story becomes relatable. The role of emotions in the story teaches the audience the joy of life and the fulfillment of the experience. It is critical for readers to be receptive of the emotions presented throughout the story in order to experience love, grief, freedom, and purpose of

The human experience is a fragile and funny thing. More generally, biological beings want and feel a need to belong. Yet, humans, as developed and advanced as they may seem, go out of their way to prevent themselves from doing just that. The short story “Apology”, by Brad Watson conveys this message through a depressing narrative. In it, is a letter, or set of letters written to his supposed ex-wife whom one can surmise has left him. This is a reaction to the main character’s drunken actions throughout their married life. In addition, Watson displays this sympathetic message through metaphorical and anecdotal means, describing the town in which he has escaped to, experiences in nature, and past memories of his wife and child. Through these heartfelt writings, one can surmise that the main character wants to explore the stubbornness of human nature through his own experiences. In doing so, using themes of self-loathing, nostalgia, alcoholism, depression and more.

In “The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin describes to her readers a young woman’s response to her husband’s death, or at least his presumed death. The opinions readers will draw from this story will vary from person to person due to personal experiences. The experience and wisdom that I have gained through the trails and tribulations of my life help me to understand, relate, and even despise Mrs. Mallard’s character. On one hand, I feel pity for Mrs. Mallard. I think she felt trapped in a situation that she found to be inescapable. She felt lonely, restless, and did not know how to help herself. Yet, on the other hand, I do not feel sorry for

Hey, I just finished the book called Dork Diaries, Tales from a NOT-SO-Happy Heartbreaker By Rachel Renee Russell. My 5th grade teacher recommended it to me because she thought I should read books that have a little bit of everything that I like in a book, I agreed.

Super Sad True Love Story, America, next to of course god america i, and I, Too, Sing America, are all story/poems that in some form or another address the theme of American exceptionalism and patriotism. In each of the titles, it is established that America is not as revered as it once was or possibly could be and that change needs to take place. Through dystopian tales, satirical speeches and exaggerated ideals the authors of these works of literature try to identify the issues faced in American society.

 It is hard to sympathize with a person who has a complete lack of happiness in their life.  In Wendy Wasserstein's The Man in a Case, Byelinkov lives a dull, uneventful life, which only he is content with.  He performs the exact same routine every day and has rendered this routine almost his entire life.  Byelinkov's tedious life is expressed throughout the play by way of comments made to Varinka, as well as through his daily habits and rituals.

Saul Bellow's Seize the Day is one of the most profoundly sad novels to be written since Tender is the Night. On this day of reckoning, during the seven hours or so that comprise the action of the novel, all the troubles that constitute the present condition of Wilhelm Adler descend upon him and crush him, leaving him penniless, alone, and in such profound misery that one can hardly imagine his going on. He is, as he says, at the end of his rope. This has been one of those days, he says to his wife, May I never live to go through another like it. We feel that he may not live at all, so great is his misery, so completely has he been destroyed.

The novel ‘Super Sad True Love Story’ is written by American writer Gary Shteyngart. The novel is set in a near future ‘dystopian’ New York where natural life is subjugated by the inception of media and retail. ‘Dystopian’ is defined as ‘relating to or denoting an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.’ (Dictionary.com) The writer depicts a sad love story between two characters Lenny and Eunice which takes place against the backdrop of dystopian America in the final phases of decline. The concept that Shteyngart wrote a fictional story with a negative ending is seen as that of a dystopian nature. It is in the nature of a dystopia to look at impending changes in a pessimistic, negative and satirical way. The author aims to show us the possibility of what could happen, where things could