Analysis Of The Bath By Raymond Carver

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Reading Raymond Carver 's short stories on the lives of ordinary people was an elevating experience. Both "The Bath" and "Popular Mechanics" are exciting and stretch the imagination. Nevertheless, I tend to favor "The Bath", as it grows in the telling. Next, I will give a short summary about this piece of fiction, and describe why I liked it in the following.

In the short story "The Bath", author Raymond Carver tells a tale of mystery and suspense. A concatenation of events is set in motion with Mrs. Weiss carefully chose and ordered a birthday cake for her son, an eight-year-old boy Scotty who was going to have his birthday party shortly. However, he had a serious car accident on the way to school on his birthday, and he was taken to the hospital …show more content…

For example, "Sleep is the same wherever you do it" (Carver, 1989, p.51), this statement struck me as I believe there is some truth in his judgement, and the naturalness of his murmur makes the evidence extremely valid for life. At a deeper level, although Scotty was in hospital, and it was a time of disquiet, but the author tried to get his message across while offering comfort, combined with his dry humor, it is well-placed to prod me into thinking positive thoughts, even sometimes I might be in difficulties. Hence, this subplot the author writes in "The Bath" provides a springboard for plenty ideas, and intelligence emanates from him, most importantly, it takes my …show more content…

For one, the author keeps readers guessing throughout the story. On the other hand, he waved a compelling tale which a birthday cake acts as a trigger for the bath and anonymous calls. Significantly, I loved this story above all for the strength lay in its depiction of different characters, and the author tackles the issue of communication with revealing

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