Lessons Learnt From Three Stories
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In facts, some of stories read during the semester serve as a cautionary tales, and meaning that people should learn. This is evident in the three stories “Power”, “Little things/mine” and Sonny’s blues. With no doubt; there are reasons that should drive every reader to read the stories. For instance, the story “power” by Jim is a story that imposes different lessons such as, the kind of stories we should talk about because new stories may turn into reality. In this context, the author depicts an interesting topic to the readers on the benefit of reading inspirational books, which are said to augment transformation. One core lesson stands out, human beings are responsible for their action, and in this case, they have power to choose what to listen to, read, and talk. Therefore, the author depicts that self-fulfillment is possible only when it is believed and worked on.
Similarly, “Little things” is a story by Raymond Craver who in great effort narrates a story that in brief evolves the concept of divorce. In this case, the story begins with the man deciding to leave his family, which led to conflict of who would remain with the baby. After packing everything, the man went to the living room to pick the baby but, the woman grabbed the baby. Because the man is much stronger than the woman, he obtained the baby, which left sorrow to the woman. The woman could accept the fact her baby was gone, and as the story ends she tries to cope with the situation. In brief, Craver’s story is a detailed short story that indicates the consequences of divorce. It shows that, divorce enhance severe effects to all parties; the wife, husband, and children. In this story, as the two parties grab the child, the child stats to cry despite of her innocence. With this regard, the story educates the reader that, divorce significantly augments severe effects that cannot be ignored.
Lastly, “Sonny’s blue” is a story by James Baldwin, who begins the story by highlighting how he learnt from the newspapers that his younger brother was arrested for dealing with heroine. This disturbs the author since he had warned his brother Sonny not to be involved in drug traffic. The narrator’s mother accuses the author for not being his brother’s keeper, particular when tension between the two brothers rise, the narrator consider if his brother was dead. At this point, the aspect of brotherly extends beyond explanation since as the story ends, the narrator finally takes the responsibility of constantly taking care of his brother as he emerge from the prison.
From these, the primary lesson that stands out is the obligation toward brotherly love whereby, the narrator’s mother encourages her two sons to obligate brotherly love that extends in all aspects. In this narrative, the author fathom great teaching on the importance of being your brother’s keeper. This aligns to the subject of Cain and Abel who present a dilemma after Cain murdering Abel. In the story, the narrator remarks on the prevalence of fury and rage as a way of portraying internal and external conflicts that occur in families. From this, the reader can fathom the need to treat people with dignity and respect in love.
Conclusively, the three stories outlay various lessons, which educates many on marriage, family, and personal lives. As discussed in the paper, the “Power” story the sneed of choosing what we read wisely for it directly affects our reasoning. “Little things” is a story that outlay the consequences of divorce, and “Sonny’s blue” is a story that evolve on brotherly love and internal and external conflicts in families.
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