Live life to the fullest, for the future is scarce. According to Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s story “The Heyday of the Blood”, an old man takes his great-grandchild to a county fair to show him that having fun is worth the risks. One literary device in the story is a symbol, which is the Merry-Go-Round, which symbolizes life. Another literary device is situational irony, which Gran’ther showed in the story, where he’s expected to act like any other elderly person, but he acts like a reckless, rebellious child. Through these two literary devices, Fisher demonstrates her theme to live life to the fullest and take risks.
Gran’ther and Joey left to the county fair to have fun, even though they know that they are going to get in trouble. Professor
Gran’ther and Joey left to the county fair to have fun, even though they know that they are going to get in trouble. Professor