I liked the way that this story was told. The way that the author slowly presented the real story made you keep thinking. I really couldn't tell that this man was lieing at the beginning. I guess that he had been telling this story for so long it seemed to be true. I do think that he should have told the truth, but it would have been so hard. I would be so embarrassed, and I would feel so bad about myself. How could this man live with himself? That would be something so hard to get past.
This story is very similar to "Rules of the Game." The parents in both of the stories were immigrants and could not understand English life very well. I was wondering, did the father in this story ever vanish like this before? I assume so. I know that it was said that he had nightmares before, but I didn't know if this happened more often.
That situation would not be very appealing for the daughter. I know that she wanted to spend time with her father, but it would be like babysitting. It is like she is his parent, but when you love someone that much, it doesn't really matter.
I couldn't believe that the father had been one of those people. I wonder if he was ever going to tell his daughter, or if he only did because of the circumstances. I hope that he was planning on doing it either way, but I guess we will never know.
I really thought the way this story ended was perfect. The proverb, "Those who give the blows may try to forget, but those who carry the scars must remember," is very applicable here. The father is both of these people. He was given the blows, but received scars. Not only physically, but also emotionally. I imagine this could even cause more pain to him because he has to live with his poor judgment for the rest of his life.
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I could understand how he would feel bad about what he had done in the past. He had done so many bad things to people. I couldn't imagine being in the position he was in. And he had to hide it from his daughter every day. That memory would haunt him forever. I disagree with you about the ending though. To me, it didn't seem like the story really ended. It was like there was supposed to be something there that was left out or forgotten.
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