References: Dagoberto Gilb (2004). Love in LA‚ Literature to Go. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin ’s. Flannery O’Connor (1953). A Good Man is Hard to Find‚ Literature to Go. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin ’s. Kristy Walker (2004). Retrieved from (http://www.writework.com/essay/love-21
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Whether you’re stuck on the 405 freeway during rush hour‚ on the 15 freeway heading back from a long-weekend vacation‚ or driving through the busy streets of Hollywood‚ traffic on the highways and streets of Los Angeles can often be a hassle. In Dagoberto Gilb’s short story Love in L.A.‚ first published in 1986‚ the troubles of traffic are experienced first hand by our main character Jake. Jake is a common fellow with a steady occupation who is merely trying to make his way to work through the busy
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Love is a powerful force that drives one person to draw a deep affection towards another. When analyzed‚ the short story entitled "Love in L.A.‚" by Dagoberto Gilb‚ shows how one can see many reasons in seeing irony and even satire by the story’s title. Through "Jake‚" the protagonist’s definition of "love" is expressed in different fashions‚ none results in anything positive; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible‚ somewhat poor‚ and perhaps something of a scam artist‚ looking for his freedom. Several
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Love in L.A. by Dagoberto Gilb The setting of this short story is on the freeway of Los Angeles. Jake is a self-absorbed‚ lazy‚ irresponsible‚ protagonist‚ who is driving along the freeway. He begins daydreaming about a car better than his 58’ Buick‚ with crushed velvet interior and an FM radio. His daydreaming causes him to hit the car in front of him. The driver of the other car is a naïve‚ innocent women‚ named Mariana. Mariana is on her way to work‚ driving a car given to her by her
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John Calvert Mr. Kirkpatrick English 102 September 3‚ 2013 The Winners and the Losers When an event happens in someone’s life‚ it is certain that their lives will change no matter what. Maybe not in the long run but after a certain event happens‚ the experience will live with them forever. They can deny the fact that something major just happened in their life and will either change to try and avoid another similar situation or will deny the fact that they have to change. In the two stories
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Uncle Rock Analysis Essay The story "Uncle Rock" by Dagobert Gilb follows a young boy named Eric who has a beautiful single mother that is in search of a man with a lot of money‚ who can provide for her and her son Eric. Eric is a cautious and uninviting son who dislikes the attention his mother gains from interested suitors. After watching his mother in countless disastrous relationships‚ Eric is finally content and adjusting to the fact that his mom may have finally found the one.
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Gilb’s “Pride” one can sense pride and humility. With his use of descriptive imagery of a corner in El Paso‚ Gilb sets up a positive connotation of pride. While there are many beneficial aspects to pride‚ there are also negatives. Pride‚ being one of the Seven Deadly Sins‚ obviously has thin line between humility and arrogance. At times the off-putting aspects will shine more than the positive. Gilb writes that there are many ways to gain a sense of pride‚ such as previous generations of family or even
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the old plantations that get passed‚ and Red Sammy ’s roadside barbeque joint." For "Love in L.A" the story takes place on the Freeway of Los Angeles‚ where Jake‚ protagonist‚ lazy‚ self-absorbed and irresponsible‚ is driving along the freeway (Dagoberto‚ 2004). The similarity in the setting of the two stories is the fact that story happens as an experience of persons travelling. However the two stories are different because in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" it involves a family and the relationship
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