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Analysis Paper Outline

Story: The Last Leaf

Topic: What is giving up?

Thesis: Because of the illness, Johnsy wants to give up her life. However, the old Behrman gives up his life to help Johnsy get the confidence of living and left a masterpiece in the world.

Example 1:
Sentence: "Leaves. On the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go, too. I've known that for three days. Didn't the doctor tell you?"
Analysis: Johnsy knows that there are lots of people have the same illness as her and finally die. She thinks that she may just like those people will pass away soon. So she gradually give up the belief of living.

Example 2:
Sentence: "The next day the doctor said to Sue:' She's out of danger. You won. Nutrition and care now - that's all.'"
"Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia today int the hospital. He was ill only two days. The janitor found him the moring of the first day in his room downstairs helpless with pain. His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold."
Analysis: Mr. Behrman knows that the only thing can support Johnsy living is the leaves on the ivy vine, so he draw a leaf for her in a raining day. Finally he saves Johnsy's life, instead, he gives up his life.

Example 3:
Sentence: "Didn't you wonder why it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it's Behrman's masterpiece - he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell."
Analysis: Though Mr. Behrman gives up him own life to save Johnsy, his last paint makes him become a real master.

Conclusion:
In our life, we will meet all kinds of chances and challenges. However, we cannot hold them all in hand. So it is important for us to know how and what to give up, so that, we can have a better future.

Response to the Elephant Vanishes

The Elephant Vanishes is a short story which is written by Haruki Murakami, who is a famous Japanese author in China. This short story talks a story about the disappearing of an old elephant in the town zoo. Also, the breeder who is responsible for the elephant also disappeared. All citizens in the town begin talking about this news and nobody knows how the elephant and its breeder disappeared. What is more, as the last witness, the narrator said that he saw the shape of the elephant became smaller. So his sister guesses that the elephant became smaller and through the fences and finally run away.

In the story, the author infers there is an iron chain on the elephant's feet for several time. I think that the iron chain may suggest some thing. In the story, we can see that with the iron chain on the feet, the range of activities of the old elephant is limited, and the breeder cannot get the key of the chain. There is no freedom for the elephant. In my opinion, I think that no matter human beings or animals, there are rights for them to get their own freedom. And the vanishes of the old elephant and its breeder are a kind of declaration to human that we want freedom, we want to be the person we want to be.

Response to I Bought A Little City

The article I Bought A Little is a short story which is written by Donald Barhelme. In this story, the narrator bought a little city in Texas, but everyone who already lives in th3 city does not need to move away. Also, he wants to change something of the little city,and become the "king" of the city. Because of that, he does everything he wants to do without asking permission of the origial citizens, for example the narrator shoots six thousand dogs in the city.
    I do not think it is a right way for the narrator to be as a dominator of the city. A good dominator should not just think about himself. He should consider more about how can he lead the citizens to live a better life.

Response to A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings is a story talks about a old man with enormous wings appears in the Pelayos' yard in an afternoon after a three-day heavy rain. At first, the Pelayos let the old man stay with chickens, and people who want to see the old man had to pay for it. What is more, these people even show their disrespect to the old man. During the cold winter, the old man gradually is forgotten by people and nearly died. However, when the spring coming, he becomes alive again and flies away.

After reading this story, I feel a little heavy in heart. At first, the appearing of the old man brings the couple a lot of money and help them have a better life. However, when people gradually lose their interests on the old man, the couple also lose a source for them earing money. This makes the couple feel unhappy to the old man and think that he is an obstruction of their life. Even at the end of the story, when the old angle flying away, the only feeling of Mrs. Pelayo is that they can finally be free.

The couple never try to know about the old man who may be an angle. Also, they never want to be thankful to the old man. I think it is common in today's society. People now are usually selfish. When someone, who have helped someone else for several times, is in poor, the people received the help will ignore the situation where their friends are in, just like the Pelayos.