Short Stories

I really enjoyed reading the three short stories for this week. It was a nice change of pace from what we usually focus on in class. The readings were somewhat imaginative and more exciting to read, so the stories were able to hold my attention for a long time. Also, it seemed like the three stories all had very different and unique writing styles which was a nice change instead of focusing on a particular type of writing for a whole week. Not only were all of the stories fun and interesting to read, but they also had some other similarities. It is obvious that they were all focused on a male character who seemed ordinary and had nothing special about them at first. As the stories went on we come to find out that they really were not so plain and ordinary. In the end, all of the stories were about the character not feeling like they fit in. The endings were all somewhat sad as well because both Bartleby and Gregor die and Hebling says he would just rather be alone.