Throughout the stories I have read they all show different types of mysteries, like crime and the difference between illusion and reality. In all stories/poem they all have something in common, because this unit is based on mystery the stories I read all showed types of mysteries like crime and the battle of illusion and reality. Consequently, that’s why all the stories have a little piece of mystery. In all the stories they all connect to mysteries through the titles. For instance, in the non-fiction piece “The Utterly Perfect Murder” the title itself can make anyone think of the mystery that comes with murder. In addition, many of the characters had the same characteristics, specifically they had a goal and they were …show more content…
Hence, hinting the short story will show some crime in it. For example, when it says, ” Spoil oiling the pistol and loading it and thinking of Ralph Underhill’s face when I show up thirty-six years late to settle old scores”(801). With this example it shows how he’s ready to move on with his life and finally puts an action to it. Another example, is, “To see Ralph Underhill as he is in this hour”(804). For Doug to see Ralph under these conditions he is finally able to let that part of his life go and go on with his future. It may seem that he has because he has a wife and kids but this may be something that he has needed to do to finally say that he is happy with his …show more content…
He used winter and the river as ways of saying that his neighborhood is beautiful. For instance,” I don’t know, I don’t know where it came from, from winter or a river”(854). Furthermore, it brings him to the realization of the beauty around him. Therefore, when he states, “ My eyes were blind”(854) , he put this line as away of saying that throughout his childhood he never noticed the beauty around him and for when he is older he finally sees it for what it is, beautiful. Throughout, his childhood it was as if it was an illusion but when he finally stops to finally look at his surroundings and he sees his reality. In addition, people don’t usually stop to take in their surroundings because they are either on their phones or distracted by other things. When people can finally see what’s in front of them they actually see the world how it really