The White Umbrella Short Story

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The short story, “The White Umbrella”, illustrates the story of a Chinese family. The mom works a lot to give the kids nice things.. The theme of the story is that all good things come at a cost. The author conveys the theme in a lot of ways. These ways include repetition, imagery, and action that the main characters take. The author uses the phrase the white umbrella a lot hinting that it has something to do with the theme. The narrator wants the white umbrella from the other girl. Later in the story, the piano teacher gives her the white umbrella. The narrator says to her, “Thank you, Miss Crosman. Thank you very much. Thanks a zillion. It’s beautiful. It’s stupendous!” She then proceeds to tell her that she wishes she was her mother.

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