The Cranes By Peter Meinke Analysis

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“Until Death Do Us Part” Spending forever with the love of your life sounds great, but would you kill them first and then yourself? It sounds very unrealistic to kill someone you love, but leaving the earth with them could leave you at a different perspective in the end. “The Cranes,” by Peter Meinke, illustrates a story that tragically shows love, but the kind none of us want to live in. The last line, “At the shot, the two cranes plunged upward, their great wings beating the air and their long slender necks pointed like arrows toward the sun,” expresses the different meaning such as the old couple killing themselves. Not only did the couple watch cranes relax in the tall, marsh grass, they were the cranes. Mr. and Mrs. Crane. This couple …show more content…

Splattered blood dripping on plastic would also be more astounding to the poor people who find the dead lovers, rather than dried blood stains that had seeped into the cushions. Her husband does the same. They would rather the plastic be ruined rather than their seats that contained many memories for a lifetime. Memories that weren’t all the beat, but some that reminded the husband of all the times he smoked, ate candy and drank coffee. This couple, the Cranes, watched the delicate animals, slowly walk away, and realized they were coming to the end of their journey. The last few minutes together consisted of reminiscing all the times where he would drink 13 martinis and she would sit there and watch. Remembering everything was crucial to their relationship. Devoting your entire life and giving everything to one person can hurt you as well as mold you into a loving person that lives a perfect life. The Cranes, experienced both love and crucial death. As they ascended together into the blaring sun, all of the memories were keot with the husband and wife, but the only thing left was a soft smile on the wife’s face. The phrase “until death do us part” really comes into play when ending the life of yourself and the love of your life is the first thing on your mind and the last thing you’ll ever do on

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