'Bride Finder In The Quiet Time'

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“The Peace Corps' Mission, To promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals: To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served, To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.” Bruce Anders mentions the Peace Corps’ in his video presentation of the “Bride Finder” from the book The Quiet Time by Demitri Keriotis. Character Sam tootle had a different mission for his visit to Zaire, Africa and that was to find himself a bride. Anders shares his views and thoughts on the short story, in which I disagree with in a few aspects.
In the presentation of The Quiet Time “Bride Finder” by Demitri Keriotis, Bruce Anders beings by talking about the point of view in which the story is written. Ander states that the story is written in “first person omniscient.” Anders then goes on to talk about how he dislikes Keriotis’ lack of describing the character of Sam Tootle, which makes
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Anders mentions as well what he does like about Keriotis’ writing in the short story. Anders states, “I like the double breaks Keriotis includes in his writing, which means the story’s time and place have changed.” Anders also says he likes Keriotis’ way of “paralleling” the two worlds Sam is a part of. Anders states some of the contrasting that Keriotis includes in this short story, which is how in his home town of Olivia, North Dakota Sam Tootle is not really appreciated and is kind of an outsider among his family, “Sam’s mother seems very nice,”

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