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A Worn Path by eudora welty

1. The main character of this story is phoenix Jackson : an old black woman, she is poor, humorous, brave, disoriented, and seems to be pitiful person. I like the character in this story. As an aging black woman he want that African and Americans and must conquer these unjust obstacles in order to complete the path to racial equality.
2. The story takes setting in early morning in the country outside Natchez, December. I like this setting.
3. the story tells us about Equality of human right.
4. symbolism the most obvious symbol in the story is phoenix Jackson’s comparison to the mythological bird, the phoenix,
5. the important event in the story is at the climax of the story that is, Elisa begin to give up to her goal and ideas to be free from man dominating in the society

the chrysanthemums by jhon steinbeck

1. The main character in the story is Elisa Allen who loves planting Chrysanthemums in his garden. She is brave woman he tried to struggling the women Right in America at the time. I like that.
2. The story happen in Salinas Valley in California. I like this setting, it can develop our mind.
3. the story tells about how Allen tried to struggling the women’s Right and she wants it is same with the condition of men in this story. It is show us how we can see the women’s Right in our life.
4. The figurative language of this story are
5. The important event from this story is at the end of this story. Elisa begins give up on her goal and ideas to be free from men dominating in the society. She has believed that there is someone out there who knows her ability but in contrast, this stranger also becomes the one who make her realize that she cannot break dominance of men in her life

The egg by sherwood anderson

1. The main character of this story is the narrator (son). From the story he presents, we know that is a gloomy man who always sees the darker side in life. He blames on his childhood days spent on the chicken farm instead of happy, joyful days of life. I like character in this story, he tried to show how struggle in our life.
2. This story happen from a chicken farm in the country to restaurant across the railroad station in Bid well Ohio. Both settings reflect the same internal of the characters; the son is not happy on the chicken farm; the family decides to move because they are unsuccessful, a gloomy looking place in the restaurant.
3. This short story “The egg” illustrates the harsh realities of life. The father who cannot reach succeed because of his internal ambition. His family’s life is compared to the egg which cannot stand up without breaking its shell.
4. The figurative language in the story is Personification, many words which are liked with a human life.
5. The important event from this story is when the father who becomes momentarily insane. He is getting mad, comes to his wife and son, and then cries. It is show how the struggle in the life.

THE SWIMMER by John Cheever

1. The characters in the story is Shirley Adams is Neddy’ s former mistress. When Neddy arrive at her home, she is shocked by his presence and warns him that she will not him any money. She is with a younger man. I don’t like character in this story, because it doesn’t develop, it is monotone character.
2. The story happen in the affluent suburbs of Westechester County, New York, and focuses on Neddy Merril, who sespite being Middle-aged, wants to retain his youth and believes that he is vibrant individual. I don’t like setting in this story, although it just use one setting, I feel confuse after read it.
3. I just get a little point from this story, example; as human we don’t life alone without help another ones.
4. figurative language is Allegory, the swimmer is often considered an allegory about decline, the aging process, and the life cycle. An Allegory is symbolic representation through character or events of truths or generalization of human existence. In allegory people, places, and events often have more than one meaning-that is, they can stand more than one thing.
5. The important event from this story is when Neddy,s house fire cause themselves mistake.

Death in the wood by sherwood anderson (1879-1941)

1. The character of the story is about woman she is Mrs. Grimes. She always accompanied by her dogs. She sells some eggs or even beg in grocer and some shops to get some supplies that she will bring to their house. I like the character in this story, it teaches us that we must survival in our life whatever happen, we don’t give up to our life we should struggle.
2. The story happen in a town of the Middle West. I like this setting, it easy to understand.
3. The story tells us about a good things. As a human we don’t give up when we get a problem, we must survival in our life.
4. The story is reasonable and the style of the story is story communicative figurative, it is using many figurative language to show the message.
5. The important event in this story is when Mrs. Grimes’s death. According the narrator, when she died, her face buried by the snow but she looked like a beautiful young girl. She did not look old. She was lying frozen in the snow. It show to us that someone with her kindliness will always remember by the other; although, she was died

a good man is hard to find by flannery o'connor

Describe the story of"a good man is hard to find"
1. I see from the Character of the story I think of his/her action good because i like of his/her action. because they give us the lesson for the live in the future.
2. the story happen is in the grandmother home's in florida, yes i like the setting because the location is beautiful.
3. yes the story tell about grandmother realize her false opinion. she reached the Misfid as though giving him comfort and understanding. " you're one of my babies. you're one of my own children"
4. the style of figurative language is simile. she blame the change in morality for all the trouble in the world. she considered herself as a good person, when actually, she was selfish, superior, racial, and jundgmental.
5. I think event very important in the story is while waiting and hoping for a rescue, a car came along with three men in it. the tree men stopped by and voluntereed to check the car. at the same time, the grandmother recalled one of the men's faces and uttered his identify aloud