tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post3005245351985644507..comments2024-03-23T06:50:28.304-05:00Comments on PERPETUAL FOLLY: The New Yorker: "Temporary" by Marisa SilverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-3869973560160433432010-07-04T10:28:09.396-05:002010-07-04T10:28:09.396-05:00your paraphrase help me too much. because we shoul...your paraphrase help me too much. because we should read this story for Short Story exam and it help me. thanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734953209350120544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-33369328896824935272009-09-29T18:30:34.708-05:002009-09-29T18:30:34.708-05:00I thought of Carver, too, partly because I taught ...I thought of Carver, too, partly because I taught "Cathedral" a couple of weeks ago. So when the blind mother is smoking I was reminded of the blind man. I agree with your Carver-esque ending!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-38349185453070897172009-09-29T16:52:51.717-05:002009-09-29T16:52:51.717-05:00I liked it, too. Some of the plot elements remind...I liked it, too. Some of the plot elements reminded me of Carver though the language couldn't be more different.<br /><br />Ray Carver's ending might have been:<br /><br /><br />They watched her smoke. "That's really something," Vivian said.Paul Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875799188044948632noreply@blogger.com