Ruby's Diner: A Short Story

The Ballad of the Sad Café, by Carson McCullers, is the story which takes in a small town in Georgia. The town is a dreary place, where not much happens, but in the story we read of love and betrayal which develops between the main characters of Miss Amelia, Cousin Lymon, and Marvin Macy. The café was a product of love, and the site of betrayal.

In Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Anne Tyler tells a story of the dysfunctional Tull family, being made up of Ezra, Cody, Jenny, and Pearl their mother. Pearl is the definition of a perfectionist, and her husband, Beck, abandons her when Cody, the oldest of the three, is only fourteen years old. This leaves Pearl the responsibility, as well as the stress, of supporting all three children on her own. The lack of a father figure in the family affects all members of the Tull household somewhat differently, each displaying their own unique struggles and issues. Most of Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant consists of each character resolving this issue, healing from being hurt, and growing as individuals. Ezra’s issue that we watch him heal from is being unable to relate or connect to others. Ezra’s healing is defined by his journey to the realization that he is able to connect and relate to the feelings and emotions of others, thus for a majority of the novel he is unaware of his true abilities.

Before the narrator was deployed his mother told him that no matter what happened, he that must always look after his brother. Then she proceeded to tell him a story about his father and his father’s brother. She said that one Saturday night his father and his father’s brother were coming home and they were both a little drunk. They were headed down a hill and beneath them was a road that turned off from the highway. So, his father’s brother, being kind of frisky, decided to run down this hill. Then his father heard a car motor not too far away, and that same moment, his brother stepped from behind the tree and started to cross the road. So, his father started to run down the hill and when he looked at the car he noticed that it was full of drunken white men looking to have a good time. When the men saw his father’s brother they let out great whoops and hollers and aimed the car at his father’s brother, running him over. So, as a result of hearing that story the narrator promised to his mother that he would always look after his brother and the narrator kept his promise, but in the end he just pushed his brother further and further

The story was about the time when he found out that he had to go to the war, however, he didn't want to go to it, so he decided to leave the United States. He stated his feelings about the war by saying, “I was no soldier” (41), to show that he knew nothing about it. The way he was raised didn't expose him to the types of things that he’d face in war. In addition, he had a whole future ahead of him due to how well he had done in school. He went on to say that he remembered “the rage in [his] stomach” (42), which showed the feelings of unease that he felt.

The author experienced the culture shock all new recruits receive during their initial basic training. James’s physical conditioning prior to enlisting into the Army proved to be a valuable asset, due to the physically demanding rigors associated with military training. The author’s physical presence and life experiences equated to admiration from the younger recruits. Affectionate memories were made teaching the younger recruits exercises and submission holds during down time from training. It was at this point in the author’s life that he knew he wanted a profession in which he could help others. Upon completion of Basic Training, and Advanced Individual training, James saw his parents again, whom he had not seen in several years. The author was pleased to see his ever loving mother who was radiating in pride of her son’s life journey thus far. The author’s father stated that it was about time his son had done something worth meaning. During James’s adolescence this comment may have

It was June 1967, when my father quit his job as a mechanic and opened a restaurant in Chicago. Being the youngest of eight children (one which died prior to my birth), everyone in the family had to help out in order to make the restaurant a success.

“We've left the post. It got too hot. The PX is in flames, also the barracks. We made a dash during a lull. Left everything we own there. Found out the attackers are Japs. Rats!!! A couple of non-com's houses demolished. Hope Kay is O.K. We're at M's. It's all so sudden and surprising I can't believe it's really happening. It's awful. School is discontinued until further notice...there goes my graduation, I was awakened at eight o'clock on the morning of December 7th by an explosion from Pearl Harbor. I got up thinking something exciting was probably going on over there. Little did I know! When I reached the kitchen the whole family, excluding Pop, was looking over at the Navy Yard. It was being consumed by black smoke and more terrific explosions. We didn't know what was going on, but I didn't like it because the first explosion looked as if it was right on top of Marie's

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Rumble! That was the sound of my stomach aching as if I had just done 100 sit-ups. I was starving. I needed supper, and I needed it now. I was like a little baby crying for its bottle. After Ruby’s family picked up Morgan and I, Ruby’s dad took the curb into Subway. Of course Subway is one of my favorites, I pretty darn excited. As I bit into the soft, crunchy bread, the lime-green juice from the pickle exploded with flavor tingling down my throat. Not going to lie, it was pretty good. Ruby and Morgan are so simple, they just got a regular cold-cut trio sandwich. Eww! Although the food was great, I loved playing our car ride games even more.

A couple of hours before Jenkin’s tragic death, a sergeant named Sergeant Carroll went into the squad’s tent to say a prayer for the death of Jenkins. After the prayer, the squad has time to talk about what they want to be in the future. A soldier named Monaco tells the squad about how he was good at sports when he was in high school. Another man who was an African-American soldier named Brew says he wants to be a priest, and a Jewish boy from California named Lobel says he wants to have a job in the movie industry. Then the squad was sent to a village called Chieu Hoi to give food to the people of the village.Then Sergeant Simpson tells Peewee and Perry that the leader of their company, Captain Stewart, wants to put them in more dangerous missions for a reason that benefits only the captain. And the Captain can be promoted only if he kills more enemy troops. The next day, Peewee receives a letter from his girlfriend, telling him that she is going to marry another man. After a few days of nothing important happening, the squad is sent on a mission that is uneventful.Then, Lieutenant Carroll tells Perry about his medical profile is still not processed. The Lieutenant then gives Perry the opportunity to get himself to stop fighting in Vietnam. Perry has the choice to chose between to keep himself safe and have his friends risk their lives or Perry can stay in Vietnam with his comrades and potentially die. But Perry decided to stay in Vietnam to fight alongside with his comrades instead of keeping himself safe from harm.

I’ve just received notice of an emergency mission that we’re assigned to. There’s a girl on the loose, and we’ve been commanded to utilize every tool at our disposal in order to track her down. She’s a person of interest in relation to the hacking scandal, but not as a main suspect. Family members testified that she is a zealous explorer, and this has lead us to believe she accidentally acquired the information we’re missing in order to crack the case.

“Okay, Ruby, have it your way. I’ll be your Miss Ta Rot. But, I’m telling you, no customers are coming into this Diner tonight, and if they do, they have less sense than a dead mule. Now fetch the cards and I’ll proceed to the kitchen and whip us up two Reuben’s.”

Once I stepped inside the restaurant I automatically could hear the music playing at a moderate level and the laughter of the customers. Right off the back the restaurant's ambiance had a positive vibe. Mindful, it was a Saturday late afternoon. Mary Jane Burger and Brew is a local restaurant trying to stay true to its past. The granddaughter of the original owner now runs the place with the intention of serving good quality food where the ingredients are fresh, mouth watering, and surely not filled with antibiotics and all that other genetically modified elements found in processed foods. The vintage, rustic looking place, holds a small town atmosphere with a big taste.

The Red Arrow Diner, with locations in Milford and Manchester, New Hampshire, is a popular stop for "wicked good food" for a range of clientele seeking the authentic New England diner experience. Visitors have included candidates, politicians, and celebrities, including Guy Fieri of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and Manchester native Adam Sandler, for whom a specialty burger is named. The website encourages action from the audience in several ways. The complete seven page memo is provided in PDF format for diners to peruse before they come in to eat. Business people can get basic information about franchise opportunities. Customers can order products online, including some bakery items and logo merchandise such as mugs and tee shirts. Customers are encouraged to "like" the Red Arrow on Facebook. Twitter comments are posted on the site, and those who are interested can subscribe to an RSS feed. YouTube videos are embedded in the site and show happy customers in the diner. There is also a YouTube clip of Food Network host Guy Fieri and his visit to the Red Arrow.

There is no doubt that the Phoenix is one of the biggest city in the United States. It has the rich resources and good populations. We can always have fun here during my free time. Being an international student who is studying here, the food here is always the most important thing I worried about. Since I came here, I had tried so many foods here and I think each food own their independent style. Whatever what kind of food they from, I think they both good. But the food I always like best is Chinese food.