Analysis Of The Novel 'Popular Mechanics' By Raymon Carter
Popular Mechanics Essay
The short, sudden fiction “Popular Mechanics,” is written by Raymon Carter. The text portrays a couple who fight for their child. This story symbolizes the hardship of love and letting go. It shows the both the man and woman not letting go of the child, literally. If had they let go, the child will have been in the possession of the other person, but the child will be unharmed. The baby symbolizes the bond they had in the past. Neither of them want to let go of the beauty they share, but one or the other is left to be torn apart from their loss. Knowing this brings a deeper metamorphic side and greater intensity toward the reader.
Carter describes how hurtful letting go is by supplying the reader with real life events. unharmed if so. They both had a mental battle between themselves to keep their happiest possession. Although Carter uses no adjectives to describe the man, he still wants his most blissful memories. The woman, who shows to have a great deal of emotion, also has a mental war. They are both believing in the utopia of keeping what’s theirs that they show no intention of giving up for the good of their own child. In the end, they had both lost with nothing to keep. …show more content…
In relationships, there is the heart-broken and the heart-breaker. In this case, the woman is the heart-breaker. She shows her desperation in the beginning where she bawls, “I’m glad you’re leaving! I’m glad you’re leaving!” The man only wishes to keep the baby to savor the past although doing so in an aggressive manner. The baby is the pinnacle of their bond. In other words, the baby is a metaphor that symbolizes their past. They don’t mind for the safety of their child because it is non-existent. They only wish for the memory to
The short, sudden fiction “Popular Mechanics,” is written by Raymon Carter. The text portrays a couple who fight for their child. This story symbolizes the hardship of love and letting go. It shows the both the man and woman not letting go of the child, literally. If had they let go, the child will have been in the possession of the other person, but the child will be unharmed. The baby symbolizes the bond they had in the past. Neither of them want to let go of the beauty they share, but one or the other is left to be torn apart from their loss. Knowing this brings a deeper metamorphic side and greater intensity toward the reader.
Carter describes how hurtful letting go is by supplying the reader with real life events. unharmed if so. They both had a mental battle between themselves to keep their happiest possession. Although Carter uses no adjectives to describe the man, he still wants his most blissful memories. The woman, who shows to have a great deal of emotion, also has a mental war. They are both believing in the utopia of keeping what’s theirs that they show no intention of giving up for the good of their own child. In the end, they had both lost with nothing to keep. …show more content…
In relationships, there is the heart-broken and the heart-breaker. In this case, the woman is the heart-breaker. She shows her desperation in the beginning where she bawls, “I’m glad you’re leaving! I’m glad you’re leaving!” The man only wishes to keep the baby to savor the past although doing so in an aggressive manner. The baby is the pinnacle of their bond. In other words, the baby is a metaphor that symbolizes their past. They don’t mind for the safety of their child because it is non-existent. They only wish for the memory to