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Hunters in the Snow, By Tobias Wolff (1981)

Hunters in the Snow, By Tobias Wolff (1981)

Rating: 8.5/10

    I enjoyed the dark irony and dark humor shown in this story. Each character seems foolish and silly, but when you find out who they are symbolizing, it's not as funny as before. Dirty realism reveals our inner flaws and enlightens us on how stupid we look from an omniscient perspective. And this is not a figure of particular minorities, but the big trend of selfishness or individualism that is rampant in recent society. What I found interesting was the cruelty of modern society as well. In the end, we see that both Tub and Frank are actually happy, or not upset at least. We know what they've done wrong, but we see how they are just moving on to the next path, laughing, and talking among the ones who lived. I think this story felt more refreshing since unlike typical men's problems happening in the 1980s (ex. swimmer or five-forty-eight), we can see individualism in our school, college admission, and within ourselves as well, this is why I give 8.5 out of 10.

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Visitors that Come in the Night, By Jang Ryujin (2020)

Visitors that Come in the Night, By Jang Ryujin (2020) Rating: 7.5/10 Throughout the story, I could directly recognize the author's obvious intention to appeal to the concept of feminism. Just like Cat Person, it focused on describing how a woman's behavior is being manipulated by a man's unethical actions. I looked for more tools the author used to emphasize and decorate the message of feminism, but was unable to feel it. There are pros and cons of writing in a very straightforward and honest style. The readers will clearly recognize the main message after reading, but the problem is that it doesn't touch their hearts, intrigues them, or ables them to think further on their own. One might argue that the building of suspense, the meaning of home, and the horror-like mood are the tools the author used, but I felt that the awkward usage of onomatopoeia failed to develop the mood that Jang Ryujin intended, therefore I give 7.5 for the <Visitors that Come in the Night>
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The Tower, By Marghanita Laski (1955)

The Tower, By Marghanita Laski (1955) Rating: 9/10 This was probably the only story that I read multiple times with much depth. In the case of other stories, I usually stick to the analysis that the majority of people make about the story. But for <The Tower>, through reading it over and over, I think I came up with my own analysis. As I mentioned in my team presentation, I thought the major question was"Why did the author end with such a hopeless conclusion, even though this is a feminist story?". From the perspective of the hero's journey, "Why no reward and the elixir?". It might be interpreted that the hero has failed, that her challenge was meaningless. Was that what Laski wanted the readers to take from her story? I believe not. Finding the hidden message that when we gather help and cooperate we'll be able to see the sunset, instead of misunderstanding that the sunset doesn't exist. This is the key interpretation that I thought of, and throu
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Eveline, By James Joyce (1904)

Eveline, By James Joyce (1904) Rating: 7/10 I think this is the simplest story I've read in World Lit. class so far. It describes how Eveline was trying to escape from her stagnant life, but at the end reveals that she, herself was stagnant too. The moment she froze and couldn't move at the end, was quite expected conclusion, but if we look deep we can find something more. The settings of this story is around 19th century Ireland, after Great Famine, when 30% of Irish people moved to across the borders. So Buenos Ires, as well as The Bohemian Girl and the photo of the priest in Melbourn represents freedom and hope that they strived for when the Irish immigrated. And the dust and their little brown houses in contrast to bright brick houses symbolizes the depressed and stagnant life they had in Ireland. But at the end, by showing Eveline, unable to get on the boat, the story well emphasizes the importance of 'change' in people's life and how moving forward is the only
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