The sorrowful and unpredictable realization of denial and loss can slowly tear down even the strongest willed individuals.

Although women face inequalities and prejudices, sexism is not one sided, especially in modern society. If the idea of lust is an intense longing for something or someone, that pretty much covers most of what causes the corruption in our world. This short story is written in a manner that allows the reader to get an outside view looking in; similar to looking at the story through a window as if being acted out in front of you in the theater. I want little bitty copies of their daddies, just like I got two little bitty copies of their daddy.

We’ve all experienced the disappointment of a parent, partner, friend or lover, making a promise and not proving good on that promise. She feels guilt and a sense of sin when she does surrender to it, and yet she does, out of intense loneliness.

When I asked her how come she didn’t date anyone for years after grandpa died, she told me that she needed time to come to terms with his death, as well as that she wanted to be on her own. Not only do these two stories repeatedly use elements such as symbolism and foreshadowing the authors create a relatively similar theme that not only delivers a powerful message but is a timeless classic. Little girls are given dolls and kitchen toys, little boys are given dinosaurs and power tool toys, if one was to step out of this specified role, social conflict would ensue.I can’t decide if I should be proud enough to burst, or if I should make sure he doesn’t wear shorts in public any more. My family are always on at me to get a “proper” girlfriend (they know nothing of my secret) but I’m not interested in anyone my own age. These stories include great characterization, description of elements in the stories, and the point of view. If they decide to go separate ways, they will still do it with smiles on their faces because they’ve spent some wonderful time together not wondering or stressing about the “where’s this going” issue. How different would the world be if we all journeyed through life with the divine nature flowing through us, rather than the weight of “I want” holding us down.