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—Robert Coover, 'Party Talk: Unheard Conversations at Gerald's Party' LARRY McCAFFERY Since Harold Jaffe and I became the co-editors of Fiction International in 1983, we have adopted a policy of not providing editorial introductions or explications for even the most puzzling, wholly 'unsituated' texts appearing in our journal.

Professor Williams
ENC 1102
12 January 2011
Reader Response 1
The first time I read “The Cranes” by Peter Meinke, it appeared to be
nothing more than a story about an elderly couple sitting in their car at the Gulf of
Mexico reflecting on their lives together. However, the second time I read the short
story, I began to pick up on the author’s symbolism. It wasn’t until I read the story for a
third time that I realized the couple was committing suicide.
I truly enjoyed this story. There is so much more to it than I originally thought. The magic poker robert coover summary 2

The initial shock of realizing that the husband and wife were taking their own lives was
quite disturbing to me. However, I was greatly comforted by the couple’s sense of humor
in these final moments of their lives. They were so completely at ease with one another.
The author uses descriptions of three different kinds of birds to convey an image
of how the couple must view themselves and the world around them at this point in their
lives. “Along the marshy shore two tall stately birds, staring motionless toward the Gulf,
towered the bobbing egrets and scurrying plovers.” (Meyer 621) The first clue the author

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gives that there is more to the story than there first appears to be is the mention of the
shower curtain on the front seat. “the shower curtain spread over the front seat crackled
and hissed.” (Meyer 622) The next clue is when the wife questions if they are doing the

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right thing. “Maybe this is the wrong thing,” (Meyer 622) she asked her husband. I
began to suspect that they could be committing suicide when the plaid towel is
mentioned. “He turned in his seat, picked up an object wrapped in a plaid towel, and
placed it between them in the front.” (Meyer 622) The author had described how the
Gulf looked only a few lines before this.... Bijayata Maharjan
Ms. Johnson
Eng. 1301-05
Oct. 30 2013
Big Fish The movie Big Fish is a fantasy drama, directed by Tim Burton who has also directed a number of good movies like Alice in the Wonderland, Corpse Bride, Batman and many more. The movie is based on the book Big Fish which is the novel of Mythic proportion by Southern writer Daniel Wallace. The story depicts the relationship between the son and his dying father with lots of adventures and great feelings where fantasy takes place. Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), who performed as the lead character in the movie, is a ambitious, determined, and social person. He used to tell his son a fictitious story about his adventurous life whereas his son, Will Bloom (Billy Crudup), hardly believed his dad. Edward is really a good dad, but for his son, his dad is a bad dad because Will always think that his dad always lied to him and told him fictitious stories. Will is the fact- based journalist, and that is why he believes only in the reality and the facts. When he knew his father is dying, he comes home to meet his dad and mom, Sandra (Jessica Lange), with his wife, Josephine (Marion Cotillard).He wants to try one more time to know about the truth of his father, to feel like he really knows his father. Once again, Edward tells his story from his past about how he met the giants, a witch, a werewolf, weird town, a highly unusual singing sister and the love of his life who was already engaged to someone else. The movie has lots of irony that I do not like that much and just create a bit confusion.Gaints never meet the city, but he reached the circus and met the goal of the life. Next, Will said that his father will lead the earth, which did not happen. Besides, Will
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