It's funny how a man can be in a state of mental and physical destruction but some how manage to leave it all behind when a type of art, such as the music from the phonograph, is brought to his attention. T

The men's love for the music is obvious because when the old man asks the other men if they would like to listen to the phonograph some are left speechless while the young man begins to act like an excited child by saying, "oh, please." The excitement continues when he thanks the old man several times and then repeats, "Please, the music." The men then argue about which record will be played. After all, they won't hear it again for a week so it has to be special. One man tries to listen to the names of the records in attempt to recognize them, but then states, "I have forgotten." All these struggles that occur are examples that support the love of the musical arts, showing that although life around them is over it restarts every time the needle strikes the albums.

Clark's short story shows the importance of art and the warm, relieving feeling it can give a person. How odd it is that something such as art, in any form, can change one's attitude towards their current living conditions. So much that the doctor feels threatened that maybe the young musician is tempted to come back and kill him just to have the phonograph. The story suggests that everyone should know the value

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Approximate Word count = 800
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)