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I agree with the passage Matthew posted since the word choice gave hints of how the narrator would have a low level of intimacy towards others which i believe was due to what was stated in the beginning of the passage "when she was eleven her uncle tried to molest her" (455).its a strong passage and through the rest of the story it is just proved that she did have a problem with intimacy.

The passage "We were anxious to begin our life as people who had no people," stood out to me the most. The two characters were people who were leaving there lives behind. They left everything they once knew and owned and walked away from it. Although they had some understanding of what they wanted to do, it showed that these two characters are see things through tunnel vision, they are just thinking straight ahead and dont have any pheriphal vision because they left without really thinking about the consequences of what can happen, and not knowing if they could survive or would have to come back to their homes that they just walked away from.

The story "something that needs nothing" by Miranda July, seems to deal a lot with immaturity. the narrator, Gwen is very insecure and at times does not seem to be mature enough to go out in the world. the passage that captures this the best is on page 463 in which Gwen just spews every bad word she can think of in one sentence. this is a point in this story where we see her childishness come out. If she had just said that to each man who came to the phone she would be out of a job quickly.

The story "We Didn't" is considered a love story. Love consist of different feelings and emotions. Also the physical aspect as well. This story describes the two main characters love life but mostly focuses on the physical part of it. The boy is mainly focused on the sex part of their relationship, while Gin is dramatized by the vision of the dead girl. When reveals that she is not ready to have sex and leaves her boyfriend without the experience. The dead girl messes up the chance of them having sex. This story is different from most love stories. Usually the conflict developes because of family issues.

This story is a love story because it is based upon the main characters? first experience. The way that the story is told is very realistic when it comes to a couples? first time. In most cases people are nervous and clumsy. Another aspect that makes this a love story is that the main characters never ended up sleeping together, however we know that they loved each other. Also, there was building tension, especially after Gin became obsessed with talking about the dead woman. I feel that this creates conflict, which is needed in every love story. In this case the conflict was that every time, they were about to have sex, Gin would brining up the woman, and this topic kept getting in the way of their romantic moment together.

In the story ,"We Didn't", by Dybek is truly , without a doubt a love story. Just by the way Dybek puts so much effort on working on every part f the detail on how the couples relationship was. It was so clear for all of the readers that I bet I wasn't the only one able to picture that moment in our heads so clearly without any trouble. Also love stories is not always full of joy and easy crusing. No!!. Sometimes love has to be proven by a test on how their limit of love takes them , and how they dealt with obstacles that came too them. Apparently Dybek added a twist on what the obstacle was with the dead body and all , but how they dealt with drama and how the guy would try and calm the girl if anything startled her. It's without a doubt a love story no questions about it.

"Garbriel's warm trembling fingers tapped the cold pane of the window. How cool it must be outside! How pleasant it would be to walk out alone, first along by the river and then through the park!...How much more pleasant it would be there than at the supper table!" (76). this quote seems to show Gabriel's love of himself and how it important it is to him. Yes he loves the people around him but in this passage seems to be more than content alone. Further the last paragraph of the story places Gabriel back at a window. This time "A few light taps upon the pane made him turn tot he window. It had begun to snow again... the time had come for him to set out on his journey westward."(103). the first quotation describes to me a scene of self thought that foreshadows the next scene of self thought and better yet an understanding not just a longing. Westward could mean many things however I think it has to do with the ending of something (i.e. the cycle of the sun; it sets in the west) or, more aptly, the end of him. In essence death and how it will happen to everyone/thing just as snow falls upon everyone/thing.

"Garbriel's warm trembling fingers tapped the cold pane of the window. How cool it must be outside! How pleasant it would be to walk out alone, first along by the river and then through the park!...How much more pleasant it would be there than at the supper table!" (76) This quotation from the book spoke to me in a strange way because the character seems to portray more love of the outside world in the dismal state that it appears in due to it being winter time rather than spend the moment with his friends and family. It seems like he would rather be separated from everyone around him and spend time alone. He describes how he would feel walking by the river by himself and his own thoughts and just how he would relish this idea rather than sitting at the dinner table with people around him. This character seems to be almost dead inside because he wants and would rather be alone.

"A few light taps the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again." The snow to me symbolize new beginning and Gabriels emotions, just as it is said water symboizes emotions. His emotions were being seeing; him being in love and his watery eyes. It was a good start for him to put all his past behind and celebrate a new begining and it was christmass too, so he had a lot to celebrate about.

i think the male character'Gurov' has a thirst for power which he seems to lose in the presence of fellow men and his wife. As a result he tries to make up his own "authority kingdom" so to speak by engaging with the inferior race. I also think that he is somewhat ignorant of the fact that by behaving in such a manner he is falling into the same category as the inferior race as he calls them because he has failed to uphold a state of Self control and Integrity which would be the ultimate shield for any person in power.

The title can be analyzed in many different ways. In one way you could say that Dimitri is the dog because he is fooling around outside of his marriage. Also the lady actually has a dog and that?s how she is first identified, so that could be one reason. I personally don?t think that affairs should transform into love. Maybe in some situations the cheaters are actually meant to be together, but most of the time the affair is special because of what it is. Its sneaky, its exciting, its something new, it?s a break in the monotony of marriage and that?s why people choose to cheat. If your affair turns into love than your losing all the danger and fun.

I think the title of the story "The lady with the Little Dog" means a couple of different meanings. It sort of represent the dog in the beginning of the story of being loyal and always being by Anna side. The author was trying to compare the dog as a man's best friend and always being by their side to Gurov. When he returned back to Moscow all he can think of is Anna. His memories of her followed him every where like a shadow. The title can also mean the little dog is Gurov, for jepordizing his marriage and cheats on his wife. Even though Anna is also a dog herself in the story. The two of them will never have a happy ending and be with each other at the end. They're living double lives trying to figure out how to be with each other in public. They're living in a box when they're together. I think Gurov will end up cheating on Anna and he'll end up going back to his family not for his wife but his kids.

There's a troubling moment where the young woman says "Everything was so mixed up, I sort of don't know where I am, or what it's all about?" referring to the process of getting married. This is a brief moment where she truly admits her feelings, but she hides it by using excuses. This foreshadows her true feelings towards marriage. I also noticed that Parker chose the title from a phrase that is repeated throughout the story: "Here we are," she said. "Aren't We?" This phrase first appears during the initial conversation between the couple and also in the final conversation between the couple. However, in the final conversation, she adds the word "Yes". The extra word emphasizes that fact that she has finally realized that she's married and that there's no turning back. However, the "Aren't We?" part still indicates that she is apprehensive about the whole idea.

In the story "Here We Are" by Dorothy Parker, the part that really got to me is the overall bickering back and forth but more specifically the argument about the hat. From the beginning of the story the wife starts picking fights with the husband and he puts up a weak fight and then always folds and apologizes. I think this is very typical and realistic of a married couple. The woman is irrational and insecure. She is attacking him about every little thing. Then she keeps bringing up the hat. She is clearly insecure because she gets so upset when she fears that he does not like the hat. One the other side, the husband admits defeat at least three times during the story. Eventually he claims he likes the hat just to shut her up. I think this happens a lot in marriages. Especially on a honeymoon when the husband has an invested interest in keeping the woman happy. It concerns me that the two are already having trust issues and battling it out on the day of their wedding...it doesn't suggest a good future for the couple.

Eggers? presentation is a lot like his actual store. He is joking around most of the time, making fun of some of what he?s done, but then on the inside there is a serious message that he is sending. His tutoring center is behind a pirate supply store. The tutoring center is the serious message, and the pirate store is the joke up front. I think this is a very effective approach for what Eggers is doing. He makes a lot of jokes to keep the audience laughing and engaged in what he is saying. He built the pirate supply store so that kids would be more inclined to go there instead of a more traditional school setting. Eggers is doing a great thing of the community and his comedic approach helps accomplish his goals.

A short story in my perspective usually ends with the reader thinking about how this story just ended. A short story can be broken down into smaller sections which then the reader can analyze and try to figure out what happened specifically in the section and why. Short stories don't pack as much information as a full novel but do get to the point in a hurry. These stories seem to have more than one point in them which leaves the reader to come to conclusion.

A short story to my opion its alwasys a couple of pages long. In a short story the writer tries to put all his ideas in those couple of pages. It also must have a begging, middle and end. The writer always goes straight to the point, it also have few characters in the story.

A short story is my favorite kind of story. Short stories usually have a good beginning that hooks the reader?s interest. Once the reader is interested the author is able to convey his/her message in a small number of pages. In some ways I think that short stories are more pure than novels and other lengthy pieces of literature because they are able to get the point across faster. Not every short story is trying to send a message. There are many different genres of short story from comedy, to tragedy, and horror. Short stories are the best because they don?t take long to read.