Literary Analysis Of Contents Of A Dead Man's Ambush

Literary Analysis Collection 1
Have you ever regretted something so much that it is all you think about over anything else? Have you thought about the idea of death, of either yourself, someone close to you, or a complete stranger? The examination of the three stories, “The Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”, “The Sniper”, and “Ambush”, reveals several common threads. These common threads include: These aspects are very similar throughout the texts read, such as: the conflict of grief, characters plus their family relations, and setting with how the stage is set and placed.
Each character’s internal conflict was how they deeply regretted what they have done in their respective stories. “And it occurred to him then with all the force of a revelation that, if he fell, all he was ever going to have out of life he would then, abruptly, have had. Nothing, then, could ever be changed; and nothing more… could ever be added to his life.” As Tom is out on the ledge, regret engulfs him. Death brings out his realization. As he enters back in the building, he continues to the movies with his wife as the paper streams out the window again. This signifies Tom changing his life priorities for the better. The story, “The Sniper” does not have the main character regretting what he has done, but he had the sudden compulsion to see the body of the man he …show more content…
The character, conflict and setting all play an important role in developing the story. These relations differ and compare with each other as the passages are more similar than one might be led to believe. The authors of these stories all brought forward similar thinking within their own pieces that they want the reader to take away. These three texts all display corresponding thoughts and ideas, therefore, that’s what the author wants the reader to remember even after reading their respective