Analysis Of John Cheever's The Five-Forty-Eight

Naturally our subconscious part of our minds over rules a lot of behavioral aspects. With it our minds create a complete dictation on our actions based off of these feelings. Whether it is originated by lament or any other kind of emotion our minds crave attention and justification. Without this seemingly vital solace we are left lost in the confines of our minds. Sometimes this may lead us to ponder harmful unwanted thoughts. However, there are ways that can be used to avoid emotional harm such as this. Perhaps the most effective way would be to gain a sense of closure. This sense of closure can either be gained from a dilemma waged between two people or an inner struggle. With this being said I define closure as a resolution to an inner struggle …show more content…
Blake’s character. Not only did he take Miss Dent’s weakness to gain in his own desire he also debilitated her as well. Or so we think, because it turns that Miss Dent is a very strong-willed woman, to reiterate: closure is the resolution of either an inner struggle or an outer struggle typically between two people. An outer struggle is resolved in John Cheever’s “The Five-Forty-Eight” by one of the two protagonists: Miss Dent. She extracts that inner courage and gumption to approach Blake. Even though she wishes Blake no harm she still wanted him too rue his decision and learn not only to respect her but other women as well. Because who knows what other victims he might try to claim. It is hard to draw conclusions on what we can predict what Blake will do after the events. Will he revert back to his old ways or change into a better man. We know for certain that he will think twice before he tries to best someone else. A lot can be taken from Miss Dent. Certainly we can agree that she does not let handicaps hinder her from being at risk to losing her pride and self-respect. Judgement is not for us to rule, so be very careful not to judge a book by its