Short Story Descriptions

Memoirs-

So this story was kind of sad in a way to me. Not because someone died; although there were a ton of casualties in this war. But that is not the focus of this story. The fact that the family had to suffer and run away from their home to hide because of a war that didn’t even concern them is the sad part of the story. The fact that that probably is how most families had to live during Vietnam, wondering if they were going to be killed in the crossfire of each opposing side, is a sad picture of reality.

Us And Them-

So even though the family, the Tomkeys that is, was very weird I found the kid to be even stranger. I didn’t really understand the purpose of the story, but the fact that the boy devoted all his time and effort into trying to figure out this family is disturbing in a sense. More so than the families non-interest in television and normal everyday endeavors. I can see that he somewhat understood in the end that he was wrong for being so interested in their boredom but it obviously didn’t fully sink in. His obsession was disturbing.

Mick Jagger Wants Me-

Although this girl turned into what one would call a whore for making out with every guy she came in contact with, it’s evident that she realized that wasn’t the life she wanted to pursue. Hence why she couldn’t go into meet Mick Jagger because it wasn’t the fair tail she always desired.