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    In the short story “Fat Girl” the author‚ Andre Dubus‚ gives insight to the damage that can be done when adult role models force false body images on their young children. Following the forceful nature of upper class society‚ Louise mother forcefully puts a negative self body image in Louis mind. Dubus’ “The Fat Girl” distinctively shows the destructive way society views food addiction and how it can sometimes persuade women to follow bad examples. Dubus uses Louise’s story to discover significant

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    A Father’s Story By Andre Dubus Eng 125 Introduction to Literature Yolanda Payne Instructor Miranda Saake May 24‚ 2011 A Father’s Story Stories often have a main character that is centered on because he/she fails at some responsibility of theirs or falls short of their goal. In "A Father ’s Story" written by Andre Dubus‚ Luke Ripley is a character that succeeds in his responsibilities as a father. Luke shows love‚ compassion and above all a protective instinct and desire to help his daughter

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    against the legal guardians that have trespassed against the teenager’s ideas. By creating a sense of self-need and revolution‚ Jing Mei‚ Dubus and the Granddaughter shine a light upon inferiority—declaring themselves not wholly free spirits but now connected with humanity all the more so. Jing Mei from Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” will shock her family. Dubus from Andre Dubus’ “Digging” shall challenge the desires of his father. The Granddaughter from Mary Hood’s “How Far She Went” ends up scaring the grandmother-

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    exclusions. In "The able-bodied still don’t get it" by Andre Dubus‚ he states that in a newspaper restaurant review they don’t tell whether it is handicap accessible. He says that "this means that they don’t think of us as people. They wouldn’t review a restaurant only accessible to Caucasians or only to men." This shows how the disabled are placed into their own category of people‚ when they can fit into already established ones‚ like in Dubus’ case‚ Caucasian and male. Just because of a physical

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    The Curse Would "doing the right thing" possibly be not to do anything at all? In the case of Mitchell Hayes in Andre Dubus ’ "The Curse" it was. In this short story there are a number of ideas a reader can derive from what he should have done. But to do nothing can in fact be the right avenue to use in certain situations. The characters themselves seem to believe that Mitchell was right in his decision. But like most tough decisions‚ they can be hard to live with. Mitchell Hayes is a forty-nine

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    parents actions or inactions have on them. In particular‚ strong relationships between fathers and sons sometimes cause conflict and grief‚ as depicted in "My Papa’s Waltz" by Theodore Roethke‚ "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner‚ and "Killings" by Andre Dubus. To begin‚ the title of "My Papa’s Waltz"‚ written by Theodore Roethke‚ allows for the assumption that the poem will be about some form of dance between father and son. Once read‚ it can be analyzed that it is a dance of equal amounts of a young

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    Plot is defined as‚ "the authors arrangement of incidents in a story it is the organizing principle that controls the controls the order of events (Meyer‚64)." The element of plot is heavily relied on in the short story‚ "The Killings" by Andre Dubus. The plot which is completely made inside the imagination of an author (Meyer‚64)‚ gives the audience important insight to people‚ places‚ and events in the story (Meyer‚64) . "The Killings" provides a somewhat conventional plot pattern‚ where the

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    near impossible to over come. In “The Curse” by Andre Dubus‚ protagonist Mitchell Hayes finds himself in a dispute of this sort. Upon last call‚ five “ punks” (Dubus) remained in Mitchell’s bar; a young lady not far behind‚ destined to fall victim to their intoxicated plot. The Cowardly bartender became bystander of a horrific gang rape. A bystander is all Mitchell was that dark evening‚ an infinitely haunting decision. The question of “what if…” (Dubus) commonly follows Mitchell as he considers his

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    Keturah Mazyck Professor Dr. Robert Thompson Introduction to Fiction 13 March‚ 2013 The story “The Intruder” by Andre Dubus was a captivating story in which a young boy by the name of Kenneth was trying to find his identity in life. Thomas E. Kennedy found the story “The Intruder” by Andre Dubus to be one of the author’s simpler writings. The protagonist in the story was Kenneth. Kenneth was a 13 year old boy‚ who was insecure. He fantasized of being a hero. When Thomas Kennedy

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    Dìaz taken from his short story collection‚ Drown‚ (1996). “Killings” is also a short story taken from‚ Finding a Girl in America (1980)‚ written by Andre Dubus. Both of these stories are dealing with the family’s subject and provide us different perspectives of it. In Dìaz’s story we can see the relationship among a foreigner family‚ while in Andre Dubus’s story we see an American average family. In both stories‚ fathers play an important role; they figure prominently and have a considerable impact

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