Short Story The Strangers That Came To Town By Ambrose Flack

With fresh eyes and modern research Leonard Dinnerstein provides a new prospective on immigration in America in his work, Natives and Strangers. This work is unique in the fact that it is a history of ethnic Americans, meaning that it looks at all groups of people not just those that immigrated during peak times. Dinnerstein gives a different perspective than those that wrote before him, he includes African Americans and Native Americans in his research. By telling the immigration story as a universal one shared by all Americans, whether they consider themselves natives or not, Dinnerstein provides a more in-depth and well-rounded book.

Tom decides to runs away from his punishment for stealing jam, and receives another punishment, whitewashing. “Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled upon his spirit,”

While reading The Stranger I noticed that traits that Albert Camus character depicts in the book are closely related to the theories of Sigmund Freud on moral human behavior. Albert Camus portrays his character of Meursault as a numb, emotionless person that seems to mindlessly play out his role in society, acting in a manner that he sees as the way he’s supposed to act, always living in the moment with his instincts driving him, and if the right circumstance presents itself the primal deep seeded animal will come out. I believe that most of the character’s traits fall under Freud’s notion of the Id and Ego mental apparatus, and don’t believe that his idea of the super-ego is represented in this book.

The Stranger The Stranger exhibits a society that has confined itself with a specific set of social standards that dictate the manner in which people are supposed to act. This ideology determines the level of morality, and how much emphasis should placed on following this certain "ethical" structure. Albert Camus's main character, Meursault, is depicted as a nonconformist that is unwilling to play society's game. Through Meursault's failure to comply with society's values and conform to the norm, he is rejected and also condemned to death by society.

In his short story, “The Strangers That Came to Town,” Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being accepted. It shows that true freedom is about being accepted because of the way that the Duvitch family is placed in a community where they are not accepted at first but then do become accepted. Mr. Duvitch didn’t talk much to anyone because of lack of freedom to be who he was, Mrs. Duvitch didn’t have the freedom to also be who she was because people talked about her and the Duvitch children to were quiet ones who didn’t have freedom in the sense that they couldn’t just go out and play with the other kids.

Although thanks to Andy’s family, things for the Duvitches changed for the better. Andy’s parents always showed care towards the Duvitches when they saw them no matter where they were. Their mother always remembered the rose she received from them. “But mother, remembering the old plotted rose tree, always had a friendly word and a smile for the young Duvitches when she saw them and a bone for Kasimar when he found the courage to venture across the road.”, “Father was the only man on Syringa Street who tipped his hat to sixteen-year-old Maria Duvitch”. Andy and Tom did a horrible thing to the Duvitches. “Without considering further, I dropped the cake of soap into the tub of fish”. This caused them to be invited over for dinner. “I’ve just seen Mr. Duvitch and he remarked that since Andy and Tom caught the fish,

African American racial tension has decreased drastically, since the fifties our country has leaps and bounds towards equality. James Baldwin wrote Stranger in the Village, and he wrote about his experience living in a small Swiss village and how he was able to evaluate the American society and its issues of race. Baldwin specifically focused on African American racial issues. Baldwin makes arguments about how race is treated much different in Europe, he also argued how there are still a lot of problems with American society that need to be changed. I agree with Baldwin's thoughts however this essay is outdated and isn't completely relevant to our society today; however some of the broader ideas are.

In my visual, I have included a backdrop consisting of the town in which he resides. Within the scene, the houses and buildings are colored darker to represent the citizens’ negative feelings towards Tom. Once sold, it can be properly inferred that no one was going to “miss… Tom” (Twain 78). This disadvantage of the deceit in Pudd’nhead Wilson was that Tom’s personality developed for the worse. This is evident in him being sold down the river as his actions and personality, being driven by greed and a false lifestyle given by Roxy, tainted his reputation. His mistreatment of Chambers, his gambling, or “gaming debts,” and drinking addiction, all stemmed from being an imposter; Roxy’s deception moved Tom in the wrong direction, making him an immoral person (Twain 38). In my visual, I have included two rocks on either side of the boat that Tom is in. This represents his wrongdoings and the guilt that he carries as a result of his actions when he should have been a slave. If those rocks were removed then the boat would tip over, sink, and drown him. Despite his misconduct, Tom must live with the consequences of deceit, one of which is becoming a

The definition of freedom means something different for every person, but all definitions and ideologies of freedom have a common idea of acceptance. In his short story, “The Strangers That Came to Town,” Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being accepted. Characterization, plot, and setting all contribute to emphasizing the theme of freedom.

Many people desire to get something, and they fight each other to win their desire. They consider each other their enemies and do whatever it takes to be better than one another. When the enemies need help for same problem, they unite themselves to solve the problem. The short story “The Interlopers” by Saki is about unification and reveals how enemies become allies in harsh situations.

In the fall, Grandma Lynn calls Jack and says she's moving in. That December, Mr. Harvey has been gone over a year, and nobody has been able to find him. Susie feels sorry for Len Fenerman because he didn't solve the crime in time or get the lady. (Apparently, when Abigail left for California, she cut all ties to Len.) Len feels extremely guilty for not solving Susie's case.

Tom and Andy are delightful young kids whom are curious and got tangled up in peer pressure related incidents. Looking deep into the kids surprisingly shows that they are delightful, even though a few incidents show otherwise. The kids comprehend that the Duvitch’s were suffering from various illnesses. In addition the Duvitch’s were at a loss of money due to the fact that their father lost two weeks of pay. The kids appreciated when Dr.Switzer aided to the family without any charge. They showed their true colours after they presented the Dutvitches with 61 fish because they had finally opened their eyes and stopped thinking like everyone else. They began to appreciate the Duvitch’s and their way of life. “She quietly turned and went away; and again I felt that I had witnessed a profound moment.” (Page 13) The kids were extremely curious when the Duvitch’s moved to town, like most young kids would be.

My brother hopped out and got a few rods and a tackle box out. “Come on, Jay is already at the end,” he said as he rushed to the entrance and paid 18$ for both of us to fish until 7 the next morning. I stepped onto the pier and was shocked to see so many people of all ages, sizes, races. The pier was old and worn out, creaking with each careful step I took. The shine of the moonlight reflecting off the pier and the water gave the pier a somewhat scary but welcoming feeling. We walked down to the very end and met up with Jay. He had a giant cooler filled with squid and other types of fish to use as bait, and a gigantic battle rod. “What’s up man?” Mitchell exclaimed and hugged Jay. “Ready to try to teach this little one how to fish?” my brother laughed as they both looked at me awkwardly standing there not knowing what to do. It was around six at night and the pier was still pretty packed, but people were starting to pack up and

Freedom can be expressed in many ways, whether it be from the individual or from the community. One can express freedom from escaping their own barriers from their life. This can make someone’s life more easy to live because they can freely express their ideas and thoughts without being ridiculed. Other people may express freedom from being accepted in society. In Ambrose Flack’s short story, “The Strangers that Came to Town”, he shows that true freedom is about being accepted. Flack uses characterization of Mr. Duvitch as a catalyst to show that true freedom is about being accepted. Mr. Duvitch wasn’t accepted for the beginning of the story which creates a poor image of himself in his community. Flack also shows that once he is accepted by society, it shows the power of acceptance and how it is transferred to happiness. Once Mr. Duvitch was accepted and free, the whole community finally understood who he really is. Mr. Duvitch’s true personality shined through because he was comfortable within his community.

Albert Camus creates a series of characters in The Stranger whose personality traits and motivations mirror those that are overlooked upon by the average man. Camus develops various characters and scenarios that show true humanity which tends to have been ignored due to the fact of how typical it has become. Camus incorporates abominable personality traits of the characters, variety, consistency, and everyone’s fate.