A Long Walk To Forever Analysis

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Catharine opened her door, and there stood Newt, her childhood friend. It was only one week before Catharine would be married to Henry, the man she loved. Newt was part of the military and had gone AWOL to meet Catharine that day. He convinced Catharine to join him for a walk. During their walk, Newt tried to convince Catharine to love him, each time being turned down. During the walk, Newt kissed Catharine a total of three times. By the end of the walk, Catharine was debating whether or not she loved Henry or Newt more. When Newt started to walk off, he turned back. As soon as he did, Catharine ran into her arms giving him a hug. She at that point chose Newt, her true love, over Henry. During the short story, …show more content…
When Catharine answers the door carrying her bridal books, she is confused and disappointed. Newt is not discouraged though; instead, he is cheerful. The short story starts neutral regarding Catharine 's disappointment and Newts cheerfulness. As the story progresses, the tone shifts to negative as Newt desperately tries to convince Catharine to love him. He attempts over and over again to persuade Catharine that he is her true love. As Newt walks off into the distance and looks back calling Catharine’s name, Catharine ran into Newt’s arms. The tone shifts to positive as the two of them have realized they truly love each other. As Catharine runs into Newt’s arms, wrapping them around him, we can see the change in tone from the beginning of the story to the end. From disappointment and confusion to joyful and happiness, Catharine had decided Newt was her one true love. The author uses very a simplistic vocabulary during the story which is used to describe Newt’s and Catharine’s basic relationship at the time. A very present tone shift is present when at the end of the short story, the vocabulary changes to symbolize their more complex relationship. This tone shift summarizes the whole story going from neutral, to negative to …show more content…
Most notably were the symbols used. The school for the blind was a symbol Catharine blinding herself from her Newt, her true love. Catharine’s love for Henry was blinding her real love for Newt. The quote, “One foot in front of the other--through leaves, over bridges--” is a significant symbol of Newt and Catharine’s developing love. The quote, “One foot in front of the other”, represents the baby like steps Newt took to convince Catharine that he was her one true love. Because it is most likely autumn, the quote, “Through the leaves”, represents their fights because of the struggle to get through the fallen leaves. The quote, “Over bridges”, accounts for the new beginning for both Newt and Catharine. Newt had used this quote three times to persuade Catharine that she truly loved him. The first two she doesn’t agree but the last time she does. This could coincide with “the third time 's the charm”. The sirens in the background were a symbol of Newt being in trouble. This is because he had gone against the rules of society going AWOL from the military. Throughout the text, the author uses a very simplistic vocabulary such as, “he said”, “she said.” The author uses this to symbolize Newt and Catharine’s basic relationship. Later in the short story, the author starts using vocabulary such as, “He did call”, to symbolize their more complex relationship. The author also uses