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“Minds Eye At Work” - College Essays

“Minds Eye At Work”

Many writers’ today leave the ending of a story to be decided upon by the reader. I have chosen three stories: “The Horse Dealers Daughter”, “Jury of her Peers”, and “Taking Care”, and will discuss the implied ending of each.
In D.H Lawrence’s story “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”, the implied ending that I assume the writer is trying to obtain is fairly obvious. The character of Mable Pervin is very negative and insecure, with a disturbed sense of what it is to be loved. When Dr. Jack Fergusson pulled her from the water and nursed her back to life, she felt as if he cared for her. After the Dr. Fergusson so strangely confessed his love, she felt as if she was not worthy of it. The ending ...

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in this story. The author to be a disheartened, lonely woman, who had changed from a flourishing singer to a desolate housewife, portrayed Minnie. Clues found throughout the house pointed every finger at Minnie, but it was never stated directly in the story. The reasoning for the lack of a frank conclusion is that by the end of the story the reader has determined the outcome.
“Taking Care” by Joy Williams is certainly a story that the writer leaves the ending open for all interpretations. Throughout the story, the writer creates a setting of sadness and despair. References to his ill wife, the dead rabbit, and the daughter abandoning her child are just examples of how the mood was set in this story. The indirect conclusion of this story seems to be that Jones will accept what seems to be the collapse of his world, but will not surrender to it. In the last paragraph, Jones brings his wife home from the hospital to a clean house. The writer makes no reference about her ...

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Added: 2/27/2004 10:00:51 AM
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