The Cranes Peter Meinke Analysis
Real Love is Forever
The first time you did something for the last time. In, “The Cranes”, by Peter Meinke, it indicates that the couple was at the marshes along the Gulf for their last moments, when spotting two whooping cranes. Throughout the story it showed us the similarities between the two couples and the love for each other.
In “The Cranes”, the man pronounced “I’ve seen enough birds. But whooping cranes they’re rare. Not many left.” The author is trying to symbolize that both the whooping cranes, and the couple were very rare (many people don’t have that type of bond from one another), and shared eternal love for one another. Considering the last line of “The Cranes”, At the shot, the two cranes
plunged upward, their great wings beating the air and their long slender necks pointed like arrows toward the sun. Inferring that the man’s wife died, and he committed suicide. At the beginning it says “He turned in his seat, picked up an object wrapped in a plaid towel, and placed it between them in the front.” On the other hand, it stated the wife said “Ever since the accident it’s been one thing after another. I’m just a lot of trouble to everybody.” This seems that the wife is tired and exhausted. Also, the story reveals that the couple front seat was covered with shower curtains, which might prevent the seats from the blood of the man. Last, but not least, the wife ask, “Did you bring something for your ears?” He replied, “No, I can hardly hear anything anyway!” Conveying that he wasn’t going to hear the gun shot, when he shot himself in the head because he was going to die instantly.
Also the last line of “The Cranes” states “At the shot, the two cranes plunged upward…” which means that the cranes was symbolizing that the couple lives has come to an end. As results, the couples were together for eternality, and was by each other side until one past away.
The first time you did something for the last time. In, “The Cranes”, by Peter Meinke, it indicates that the couple was at the marshes along the Gulf for their last moments, when spotting two whooping cranes. Throughout the story it showed us the similarities between the two couples and the love for each other.
In “The Cranes”, the man pronounced “I’ve seen enough birds. But whooping cranes they’re rare. Not many left.” The author is trying to symbolize that both the whooping cranes, and the couple were very rare (many people don’t have that type of bond from one another), and shared eternal love for one another. Considering the last line of “The Cranes”, At the shot, the two cranes
plunged upward, their great wings beating the air and their long slender necks pointed like arrows toward the sun. Inferring that the man’s wife died, and he committed suicide. At the beginning it says “He turned in his seat, picked up an object wrapped in a plaid towel, and placed it between them in the front.” On the other hand, it stated the wife said “Ever since the accident it’s been one thing after another. I’m just a lot of trouble to everybody.” This seems that the wife is tired and exhausted. Also, the story reveals that the couple front seat was covered with shower curtains, which might prevent the seats from the blood of the man. Last, but not least, the wife ask, “Did you bring something for your ears?” He replied, “No, I can hardly hear anything anyway!” Conveying that he wasn’t going to hear the gun shot, when he shot himself in the head because he was going to die instantly.
Also the last line of “The Cranes” states “At the shot, the two cranes plunged upward…” which means that the cranes was symbolizing that the couple lives has come to an end. As results, the couples were together for eternality, and was by each other side until one past away.