The ending of “Pomegranate Seed,” allows the audience to be creative and think of what might have happened to Kenneth Ashby. After comprehending and analyzing the story, I strongly believe that Kenneth Ashby died not due to threats from letters but to join his dead lover, Elsie Cordie, despite the love he also presented to his present wife. I was able to reach this conclusion due to the author’s story title and how Kenneth Ashby still expresses his love for Elsie Cordie. The title “Pomegranate Seed,” is based on the greek story of Persephone being the half goddess of earth and the underworld because of Hades feeding her pomegranate seeds. This helps reach the conclusion of Kenneth Ashby being dead because it is assumed that Elsie desired
