sides; the good , and the bad. There are many people that would like to believe that good

triumphs over evil in most instances, however that is not always the case. In the short

story "Water" by Frederick Philip Grove, the two sides were apparent, with Magnus as an

example of evil, and Mrs. Kurtz acting as a counselor of good advice. Evil had some help

in this story, as it was through Kurtz pride and foolishness that evil prevailed. Mrs. Kurtz

tried her best to stop the problems from happening, as her mind was a lot clearer, but it

was Kurtz who, in the end, ruined things for his family.

Kurtz was not a stupid man by any means, but he was a foolish one. He knew

there was a problem and it was one that had to be solved if his family was to prosper. The

trouble with Kurtz was that his way of going about solving the dilemma was quite naive.

Kurtz came to a premature conclusion about how to solve his trouble, and that was quite

foolish. When Kurtz was explaining the problem to Magnus he said "...no water to be

had here, I've dug in a dozen places. Every winter, a new spot. Fifty, Sixty feet down."

Kurtz had a very clear mind about this situation, and she tried her best to show her

acted on impulse. " Doggone it! If he gets water why don't I?" The only factor that had

down from something like this. Once Kurtz had signed the contract, there was obviously

stubborn, he could not stand to be told what to do. " Shut up will you?" " This does not

attention, he went on to brag every time people came by to see the wonder, a hole in the

don't sign. We'll pay if he gets us water: we are honest. But don't sign! You are a fool if

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)