A Discussion of Three Short Stories: Flight, Snowdrops and Superman and Paula Brown's Snowsuit

A Discussion of Three Short Stories: Flight, Snowdrops and Superman and Paula Brown's Snowsuit

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In this essay, I will talk about the 3 stories taken from the

Anthology book. The stories I will be talking about are: `Flight`,

`Snowdrops`, and `Superman and Paula Brown's Snowsuit. I will talk

about the stories in some detail, including the main points within

them. In the main body of the essay, I will describe the similarities

and differences between the stories. I will mention what affect the

symbolism has to the prose. To evaluate my essay, I will give my own

personal account of the stories.

Flight

In Flight, a young woman (Alice) wants to get married, even though she

is still in her teenage years. Alice is attempting to leave home under

the grasp of her grandfather, who incidentally is unnamed throughout

the story, and this is used to good effect. He could be unnamed to

make him less individual or even universal. The grandfather, known as

the "old man", is angry that Alice is leaving home at this early stage

of her life. He has seen his other granddaughters leave home, marry

and grow up, and he is both possessive of Alice and jealous of Steven,

her boyfriend. The "old man" disapproves of Steven's appearance and

his Father's occupation. The old man argues with Alice about her

behaviour, and he complains her Mother (Lucy).

The old man has great admiration for birds. At the start of the story,

he cruelly shuts up his favourite bird rather than let it fly and ...

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"Superman and Paula Brown's snowsuit" due to the fascination and

adventure of the story. The snowsuit could be compared to the cape of

superman. In "Flight", it was good to see the grandfather

understanding in the end what his granddaughter wanted for the best.

This story could no doubt be help for some people who have been at

either end of that situation. In fact, all of the stories appeal to a

wide range of people. E.g.- Many people can say they have been blamed

for something they haven't done, which is similar to the storyline in

"Superman and Paula Brown's snowsuit". I thought the young boy in

"Snowdrops" was a good character, as he is very aware of what is going

on. It was a good technique of Leslie Norris to show the story in the

viewpoint of a young boy, who is still going through learning

processes in life.