Research Essay Three Stories Essays

Research Essay Three Stories Essays Research Essay Three Stories Essay Research Essay Three Stories Essay The three short stories that I’ve read â€Å"Hills Like White Elephants†Ã¢â‚¬Å"Black Man And White Woman in a Dark Green Boat† and â€Å"Good People† were all captivating stories. All three stories where written by different authors. The short stories all dealt with various life situation the anyone could relate to and understand. The short story â€Å"Hills Like White Elephants†, written by: Ernest Hemingway is cast in a bar setting.This story is also written in third person and the writing style can almost be converted into a play. I believe the author did a great job painting to picture of for his audience, but to me it lacked real substance. Especially when being compared to â€Å"Black Man and White Woman in a Dark Green Boat† and â€Å"Good People†. The plot in this story is not clear especially with quotes like (â€Å"I’ll go with you and I’ll stay with you all the time. They just let the air in and then its all pe rfectly natural. Then what will we do afterward? We will be fine afterward. Just like we were before. What makes you think so? That’s the only thing that bothers us. It’s the only thing that makes us unhappy† E. Hemingway Pg. 225). The topic in this story was not clear to me. You have to rely on the narrator to figure it out. The short story â€Å"Black Man and White Woman in Dark Green Row Boat† by: Russell Banks is the best story out of all three short stories. This story is set in a trailer park in Northern New England near the beach. The symbolism that’s use to clue you in to what this story is about is the title itself â€Å"Black Man and White Woman in Dark Green Row Boat†. The author intentionally describes the gender and nationality of the characters in the title which helps guide the reader to the main topic of the story. Also there are lines such as (â€Å"Actually, mother was a lot better than I expected her to be. If Daddy were alive it would be dif