The Carnival Dog The Buyer Of Diamonds Analysis

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“You could tell me you wanted to go to clown school and I will still support you,” a phrase my father tells me almost too many times. My father and I have been inseparable ever since I was born, and I know that is typical, but we had a special bond that went above and beyond. Unfortunately my parents divorced when I was only 10, but that did not affect my relationship with either one of my parents, if anything it only made it stronger. Though my dad and I don't get to spend everyday together like we used too, nothing has ever changed, we travelled the country together racing dirt bikes for over ten years at one point, and all I ever wanted to do was to win and get off the track and go right to him, nothing made me happier seeing him being happy. …show more content…

This story is a lot more physical compared to any other, but with that it is also more dramatic and powerful. Myron, the son, would constantly be in battle trying to beat his father in competitions, yet no matter how close he came, Myron could never win. Canin possibly used this as a metaphor for his own life, he too possibly could have had his own struggles with his father, just like Myron. The ending of the story is where you can really see the struggle Myron faces with his father. Myron does not want to go back to school but his father Abe will not allow that. In the last scene, Abe has Myron on the ground with his knees and elbows pressed onto him, trying to make him give in. Here is where you can see how Myron really feels, as he says “As he lay there he thought about other things too: This is my father, he thought. Then: This is my life.” (Canin 155) It is almost as if Myron's whole life flashed right before his eyes, he was finally giving up, he had no more fight in him, Myron after all these years of battling could not take anymore, and we are left with Myron saying “I Give,” and the story ends. It is a gruesome, constant battle for Myron when all he wants is to make his father …show more content…

In my opinion there are just too many similarities between Canins life and his stories, and the imagery and actions he uses with the characters are all so vivid, almost like they occured in real life. Canin originally went to school for medicine just how Myron was as well, which is quite a coincidence. Whether Canin used his own experiences or his own life stories in his short stories, the message is still the same, fathers want nothing more than for their sons to become successful and to enjoy their lives. For sons, they just want to make their father proud, im guilty of it, every son is guilty of it, you want to see your dad proud of you, and you will go to great lengths in order for that to happen. I know my dad will always be proud of me no matter what, but personally I want to do everything in my power to make him the proudest he can be, I want to be able to repay him for everything he has ever taught me, everything he has done for me, all of it. There's nothing quite like the bond between a father and

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