Raymond Carver Stories : A Small Good Thing
In the Raymond Carver story, “A Small Good Thing”, there are two very different views on life and these views are seen through two entirely different types of people. Scotty’s parents and the baker have different lifestyles that set them apart from each other but also have different ways of viewing life and death. Scotty’s parents, Howard and Ann, seem to live in a dream world where nothing can happen to them. They are a middle to upper class family, with Howard’s job as a cardiologist supporting the family. Through reading the story, it appears that they live in a bubble where nothing can happen to their well functioning family. The greatest example of this would be the fact that they can not make themselves believe that Scotty is in a coma and is likely to die. During this time they continue to believe the hospital workers that everything is going to be alright and that he is “sleeping” or needs his sleep. They can not seem to either see or accept that their son is in a coma and dying. No one even seems to show interest or care for when they find that Scotty is in the hospital and they do not visit him or call the family at any time. The only person that seems to have a grip on reality and compassion for what they have
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Ann Howard, Howard Ann, Ann Scotty, Raymond Carver, Instead Ann, ann howard, believe ann, scottys parents, cake ann, believe ann howard, cake ann howard, understand happened, happened baker, pick cake, hit car, ann scotty,
Approximate Word count = 858
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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