In the short story “Janus”, Ann Beattie conveys characterization through Andrea, allusion through the two-faced Roman god, Janus, and symbolism through the bowl to portray the consequences of making choices.
The author begins the story by describing the bowl that Andrea had found at crafts fair. The bowl represents the relationship between Andrea and her lover. The author describes the bowl in the story by saying that “She had first seen the bowl several years earlier at a crafts fair she had visited half in secret, with her lover.” This shows that Andrea’s lover had bought the bowl for her and also reveals the two-faced side of Andrea, that how she had visited the crafts fair with her lover without her husband knowing about it. The bowl in
The author begins the story by describing the bowl that Andrea had found at crafts fair. The bowl represents the relationship between Andrea and her lover. The author describes the bowl in the story by saying that “She had first seen the bowl several years earlier at a crafts fair she had visited half in secret, with her lover.” This shows that Andrea’s lover had bought the bowl for her and also reveals the two-faced side of Andrea, that how she had visited the crafts fair with her lover without her husband knowing about it. The bowl in