Control In Bambinger
"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. "
P. J. O'Rourke, 1947 -
While reading "Revenge Gardening" and "Bambinger", one cannot help but notice the powerful albeit underlying theme of control within the stories. The authors use this theme, developing it as the plot carries on and the characters transform to create a sense of dynamacy and interest in the readers mind. The possession of control by characters in literature rarely remains static. It is always changing hands and calibers as the stories progress to keep the reader interested and guessing. Control has always been a popular theme in literature and this essay will illustrate its prominence and development throughout the chosen stories.
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With the introduction of Herr Bambinger into the story, the control that the boy possesses is suddenly diminished to an ever lower lever that it had been previously. Herr Bambinger then begins a battle for control with the boy, through several confrontations, in his attempt to regain the feeling of control he had lost since his flight from the war in Europe. As the plot continues, we learn more about Bambinger's history and more about the boy's character and this helps us to understand their grasps for control. Their actions show us that each is grasping for the power to control his own self.
""My mother says to tell you I'm sorry."
"Ach, so."
"You're always picking on me."
"Am I?"
"Maybe they don't understand. I do, but."
Bambinger rolled a cigarette, deliberately, slow, and let me stand there for a while before he said, "Your grammar is atrocious."
"This is my room and my bed."
"Ach, so."
"It shoulda been anyway. I was promised. Only they made me stay with my sister and rented it to you instead."
"I think your parents need the money."
"I apologized. Can I go now?"
"You can go.""
P. J. O'Rourke, 1947 -
While reading "Revenge Gardening" and "Bambinger", one cannot help but notice the powerful albeit underlying theme of control within the stories. The authors use this theme, developing it as the plot carries on and the characters transform to create a sense of dynamacy and interest in the readers mind. The possession of control by characters in literature rarely remains static. It is always changing hands and calibers as the stories progress to keep the reader interested and guessing. Control has always been a popular theme in literature and this essay will illustrate its prominence and development throughout the chosen stories.
The …show more content…
With the introduction of Herr Bambinger into the story, the control that the boy possesses is suddenly diminished to an ever lower lever that it had been previously. Herr Bambinger then begins a battle for control with the boy, through several confrontations, in his attempt to regain the feeling of control he had lost since his flight from the war in Europe. As the plot continues, we learn more about Bambinger's history and more about the boy's character and this helps us to understand their grasps for control. Their actions show us that each is grasping for the power to control his own self.
""My mother says to tell you I'm sorry."
"Ach, so."
"You're always picking on me."
"Am I?"
"Maybe they don't understand. I do, but."
Bambinger rolled a cigarette, deliberately, slow, and let me stand there for a while before he said, "Your grammar is atrocious."
"This is my room and my bed."
"Ach, so."
"It shoulda been anyway. I was promised. Only they made me stay with my sister and rented it to you instead."
"I think your parents need the money."
"I apologized. Can I go now?"
"You can go.""