Jon Grounds Contents of The Dead Man’s Pocket Essay/ English/ 5th period Do you ever think about how a story can be really long and boring‚ well have you read “Contents of The Dead Man’s Pocket?” It may be long‚ but it is not boring. Jack Finny the author of the book “Contents of The Dead Man’s Pocket” is the kind of story you would not really be interested in but read anyways. The idea of this article is really that Tom may be a person who cares about a job and wife Clare‚ but tends to prioritize
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Jack Finney’s short story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” was originally published in the magazines Good Housekeeping and Collier’s in 1956. Although not as highly regarded as Finney’s The Body Snatchers or Time and Again‚ "Contents" still exhibits the author’s concern with time and the struggle to escape from its grip. The story’s protagonist‚ Tom Benecke‚ illustrates the delicate balance between what people tend to prioritize in life and spend the most time on versus what ends up arguably being
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Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets He was standing on the ledge and was frozen‚ not knowing what to do. He was thinking‚ thinking about falling. He stood there frightened. His mind was in a whirl‚ thinking about what he would lose if he fell; his wife‚ the family that he could have‚ his life‚ his friends‚ his wonderful job‚ he would lose all of it. Then he thought about falling. Would it be so bad? His adrenaline went up as he thought about this. Tom’s mind went off again thinking about leaving
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In the story‚ "Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket‚" the main character is Tom Benecke. As the story progresses‚ he is faced with many decisions. He is forced to act quickly and because of this‚ many things about him change. In the story‚ Tom is ambitious‚ self-centered‚ and impatient. These three traits change significantly throughout the story. Tom is a very ambitious person when it comes to his work. He is caught up in getting a promotion from work by doing a project. Tom just focuses on the
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Jack Finney’s concise narrative “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” exhibits the author’s concern with time and the struggle to escape from its grip. The story’s protagonist‚ Tom Benecke‚ illustrates the delicate balance between what people tend to prioritize in life and spend the most time on versus what ends up arguably being the more worthwhile investment of that time. Benecke has tremendously invested himself‚ including all of his leisure time‚ in completing research to gain a higher position
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not help the family member. No matter what‚ family should be the number one priority and that is a prominent theme in "Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket" by Jack Finney and a similar theme may be seen in Double Daddy by Penny Parker and Diary of a Mad Blender by Sue Shellenbarger. Primarily‚ the start of "Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket" indicates that Tom‚ the main character‚ is in a jam because he chooses to stay home to do work instead of going out with his wife. Tom began with guilt reasoning
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lose track of what is really important which may cause more harm than good. Due to this‚ people’s overall happiness is lowered as they may lose some contact with their spouse‚ friends‚ or family. In the short story Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket by Jack Finney‚ the main character Tom learns for himself that sometimes your desire to be successful can cause more harm than good. The project Tom was working on for his job was not necessary‚ it was just something he was doing on the side‚ but he was
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Potts 1 Destiny R. Potts Ms. Cole English 10 5 September 2012 The Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket People sometimes take life for granted. Unaware of the goodness in life‚ the demands of work can overwhelm a person. In the short story‚ “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack Finney‚ Tom learns that life is more valuable than possession‚ Tom’s inner conflicts force him to take a second look at his priorities. For example‚ when Tom’s wife leaves for the movies‚ he says “Are you sure you
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short stories‚ one by Jack Finney and another by Kate Chopin. Tom Benecke in “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets” undergoes a rattling event that causes him to reconsider his
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they were doing was wrong. The song we listen to was called “The Ledge” and the story we read was called‚ “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”. In the song and story people have changed they’re life in a various amount of ways. There were instances were the events in the story became similar and different. As in the old time I thought In “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”‚ the main character Tom Benecke‚ poured hours of work on his little yellow note. Eventually‚ the note escaped out of the window
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