Short Story Analysis: ‘Cat in the Rain’ Summary It is about an American couple that spends their holidays in an Italian hotel. It is a rainy day and the American woman sees a cat in the rain‚ which she wants to protect from the raindrops. When she goes out of the hotel‚ which is kept by an old Italian who really seems to do everything to please that woman‚ and wants to get the cat‚ it is gone. After returning to the hotel room‚ she starts a conversation with her husband George‚ who is reading
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local union‚ the hospital has decided to look into purchasing gloves from Hello Kitty Gloves out of China. Currently Team A Hospital uses an average of 500 boxes of gloves a week. Research done by the hospital shows Hello Kitty Gloves will be able to meet all of the demands of the hospital. An agreement can also be made to guarantee next day delivery in the case of emergency‚ if needed. Purchasing gloves from Hello Kitty Gloves will solve all of the issues the hospital had been having with local unions
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and get that kitty‚’ the American wife said. I’ll do it‚’ her husband offered from the bed. No‚ I’ll get it. The poor kitty is out trying to keep dry under the table.’ This quote revels that the woman is a very caring person. When she says "No‚ I’ll get it" The reader kind of feels that the woman really cares for and cherishes her marriage to George. ’I wanted it so much‚’ she said. I don’t know why I wanted it so much. I wanted that poor kitty. It isn’t any fun to be a poor kitty out in the
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The Return of the Soldier Background Rebecca West writes to expose the social issues of her time. There are many perspectives one could take in reading her novel The Return of the Soldier‚ each equally valuable. There is one fine thread throughout this novel that I find most relevant. West raises the question; how well do social norms serve people when confronted with cold reality? Particularly‚ the role that women were expected to play is worth paying attention to throughout West’s writing. This
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right under their window a cat was crouched under one of the dripping green tables. The cat was trying to make herself so compact that she would not be dripped on. "I’m going down and get that kitty‚" the American wife said. "I’ll do it‚" her husband offered- from the bed. "No‚ I’ll get it. The poor kitty out trying to keep dry under a table." The husband went on reading‚ lying propped up with the two pillows at the foot of the bed. "Don’t get wet‚" he said. The wife went downstairs and the hotel
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home. Kitty Rail was a woman who was diagnosed with cancer and the cancer rejected the chemotherapy‚ so she had to stop treatments and face the fact that she was dying. Her wish was that she did not want to be a vegetable and be kept alive. When Kitty started to get worse‚ she one day decided that it was her time to go. Her daughters wanted her to wait until morning since some of her family was coming to see her. However‚ she did not last that long and died in the night. Even though Kitty was
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the theme of love‚ he pairs up Levin’s brother Sergei with Kitty’s old friend Varenka. Second‚ he uses Veslovsky’s character to show how he affects Levin’s tendencies towards his relationship with Kitty. Veslovsky is perceived in Book 6 as someone who is always trying to ruin the moment for Levin and Kitty. Furthermore‚ we can also see in Book 6 how Tolstoy compares the personal life of Anna and Dolly. He does this by situating Dolly in the everyday routine of Anna in the city. In the
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Anna Karenina Context Lev (Leo) Nikolaevich Tolstoy was born into a large and wealthy Russian landowning family in 1828‚ on the family estate of Yasnaya Polyana. Tolstoy’s mother died when he was only two years old‚ and he idealized her memory throughout his life. Some critics speculate that the early loss of his mother colors Tolstoy’s portrayal of the young Seryozha in Anna Karenina. When Tolstoy was nine‚ the family moved to Moscow. Shortly afterward his father died‚ murdered while traveling
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After his marriage to Kitty he had to rebuild the house to Kitty’s liking. Kitty’s character is a socialite who is always concerned with keeping up with appearances. Therefore her home needed to look a certain way to be displayed in local newspapers. The interior reflects their
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that showed he blamed himself due to is lack of attentiveness‚ PTSD is common with events such as this‚ and Stephen Kings writing would not allow a sequel that was “happily ever after.” Deep down Larry feels that he is a part of the reason why Kitty died. You can get the sense that he feels this way throughout the story from the very beginning when he says “People move around so much now‚ and it’s funny how those crossed-off addresses and change-of-address stickers can look like accusations” (King)
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