Greasy Lake & Other Stories

choose from what we find an interest in. Figuring out what we like helps in deciding what we want to learn and what we want to become, all of this is based off the actions we see in other individuals and our surroundings. The narrator in “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle, has altered his characteristics throughout the story, but by the end he comes to the realization of who he wants to be, by accepting and acknowledging his faults, being aware of who is around, and choosing to let go of…

person’s life, there comes a moment in which they transform from fantasy dwelling, wild teenagers into adults. For many, it is a slow, steady process which can take many years; however, for many others, it happens in an instant. Such a transformation is experienced by the narrator of the short story “Greasy Lake" by Thomas Coraghessan Boyle. During a time when it was good to be bad, the narrator and his two friends felt they were the very definition of bad; however, these three teens, desperate…

In the story of “Greasy Lake” by T.C. Boyle, three college “greasers” return home from their colleges, in the midst of looking for something to fix their boredom they head to a local hangout by the name of “Greasy Lake.” When pulling into the lot of the lake, a certain car caught their eyes, one of their friends. Taking a closer look at the car, it seems as if their friend was in the car with a girl. The three decide to mess with the car, just to find out that the car that they thought was…

greasy lake depicts a boy having had graduated high school who is ready to be released into the wild and yet still resides in the nest that he grew up in. He is surrounded by friends who are in the same position as himself. The position being that of a loose cannon, ready to take on a world of responsibility yet still living under the wing of a parental figures care. The position of the protagonist is shown when the narrator states, “ We went up to the lake because everyone went…

five short stories will we learn that, “only through pain and suffering can one obtain the wisdom of life.” The theme of Sherman’s Alexei’s “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” is reflected by the story’s symbolism. Understanding the mythology of Phoenix is an important aspect to growing a deeper…

T. Caraghessan Boyle’s story, “Greasy Lake”, is a rite of passage story. This can be seen in the themes throughout the story. The story itself has coinciding themes in it. Right from the beginning the boys are looking for trouble. They wish to be bad or to be known as bad characters. The narrator describes them as boys who “wore torn-up leather jackets, slouched around with tooth picks in their mouths, sniffed glue and ether...drank gin and grape juice, Tango, Thunderbird, and Bali Hai”…

perspective during my early childhood; my parents taught me discipline and to always use your manners. “Yes ma’am” or “No sirs” are manners we use when we speak to our parents, or elders. This shows people that we are well manner and shows respects to others that have authority over us. Living in the South, we always greet everyone, even though we do not know that person. Gentlemen open doors for women and I was taught to always say thank you every time someone does something polite for me.…

The short story, “Birnam Wood,” by T.C. Boyle, explores a young man Keith’s fractured relationship with his girlfriend Nora from first person point of view. Keith reconnected with Nora by sending her “wheedling letters begging her” to come back to him, and she eventually obliged. They lived together in a rebuilt yet cramped chicken coop that had “creeping and greasy” mold on the corners, and no heating. Displeased with their living conditions, and faced with yet another dilemma -- seeing…

some time or another getting to be diva. Very capable, yet she is exceptionally held. As the dance organization opens for another season, her executive picks her to assume the lead part as Swan ruler in an aspiring adjustment of a renowned story called "Swan Lake.” The part obliges that Nina play both the highly contrasting swans. Just about youngster like identity makes her a flawless white swan; in any case, she experiences difficulty getting into the character of the white swan's dim and…

Chicago of the 1890’s The Windy City, the White City, City by the Lake and even the Heart of America − Chicago has been known under different names underpinning its special role in the history of the United States. At the time, Paul Lindau, an author and publisher, described it as “a gigantic peepshow of utter horror, but extraordinarily to the point.” In what follows I would try to depict what Chicago was like at the end of the nineteenth century, it was a time known as “the gilded age” − an…