Short Stories

  The three stories that I read were Araby, The Sniper, and The Endless Streetcar Ride into the Night, and the Tinfoil Noose. I feel that The Sniper, or Araby has the most importance out of the three, even though they all could have a lot of things to right about, and make an argument.  In The Sniper, I have noticed that Characterization and Setting are really important in the story. These are important because  the sniper was out at dark, on top of a roof top hiding and trying to kill the enemy. It explains how he was acting, and what he was doing on the roof. The setting was really big in the story because he was in the middle of war, on the roof late at night. Characterization was important, because I tells us that he was hungry, then made a bad decision about smoking, then he was really smart in the decision he made about escaping. It also shows how he was curious, because after he escaped and killed the enemy, he decided to go see who he killed.

  In Araby, I think that setting is also important to this story. It takes place on North Richmond Street, In an uninhabited house that had two stories. Then it turns into short winter days, with dusk falling early, before they would eat there dinner. The sky was violet, and cold air stung the the boys while they played outside. I think that setting is so important in this story because it shows where each thing is happening, and it changes throughout out the story, going from out side to in a quiet room, to the dinner table. Also, I think that you could argue that the father forgets about his son easily, just because he doesn't care that much.