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Originally posted by Sam The Egg
Odd but true story; the short story is actually a metaphor for someone trying to quit smoking...
okay, not really. But if you're looking for it, it's all over the place. Write about that (it being about someone trying to quit smoking), I guarantee you'll get an A.
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Wow. I never really thought of that ... and it's an interesting interpretation. Nat has two cigarettes left, and winds up smoking both ... and in the end, he throws the empty pack on the fire. Thanks for the viewpoint! It's something I could use when teaching it (I'm the teacher, by the way. Not the student ... so I don't really need to worry about making an "A" :) ) I really viewed it as a metaphor for the threat of Russia during the Cold War. There are constant references to the attacks being caused by "The east wind", and one character actually says: "It's the Russians. They've poisoned the birds." But hey, great literature is great
because of its openness to interpretation.