Andre Dubus 'Short Story The Curse'

The short story the curse is an attention-grabbing piece of literature merely for the intention that this day and age. for the simple reason that Women in society who are getting raped is very common in the world we live in. as a result of this Andre Dubus tale is very intense and paints an image and makes me feel as if I was in Mitchell Hayes shoes. first of all Mitchell Hayes was the main character in this novel who was employed as a bartender. Although Mitchell serves alcohol for a living he knows how people act when they get intoxicated as well as how people act when they are on drugs. Although he is 49 years of age, he felt like an old wrinkled shrunken man who was fatigued. eventually, He witnesses a young lady anywhere from 19 to 21

years of age get raped right in front of his eyes. The young lady had just walked into the bar shortly after the last call for alcohol, but she just wanted change to purchase cigarettes. in consequence, As soon as she walked away the men had their way with her. regardless of this, The men who came into the bar acting as if they were on drugs, by the way, they were carrying themselves. however, He attempts to call the police, but in the midst of doing so a man stepped in the way of the phone and pushed him to the point where Mitchell almost fell. Anyhow, The events interpreted are traumatic because this happened on an unusual day when the usual guest were not present. as was previously stated The 5 men came in late on a hot day and the typical clientele were all at the beach or went home. to resume The event that is presented on the other hand is that this man could not do anything to help her as much as he wanted to. overall, he feels very guilty for not doing something other than watch her get assaulted in the middle of the floor.
to get back to the point, This portrayal makes me criticize the actor and the leading political figure Bill Cosby and movements he has done.

accordingly Bill Cosby has portrayed to be an actor who loves his family as well as children and an all around stand up citizen. seeing that, What he has done offset is allegedly raped numerous women that involved drugs and alcohol. providing that, When alcohol is involved as well as drugs in any situations, people may experience a life changing event. The work's presentation condemns the event by placing the curse on Mitchell to forever visualize the horror of the incident.” I should have stopped it. I think I could have stopped it.” the words in the text that have not changed their meaning from the time of the writing. For the simple reason that, everything in this story sounds up to date and makes me feel as if I was with Mitchell at the exact moment this occurred. incidentally The events' interpretation and presentation a product of the culture of the author by showing a sensitivity as a father figure to this victim by helping her get her clothes back on by handing her the jeans and shirt which was beside her.even though he wanted to maybe hug her, touch her, and show her how much he cared. It shows that he is a kind-hearted man who clearly knows wrong from right and he knows that this moment is

awful.
to return to the subject, The characters and happenings present in the work reflect the current actions of the author’s day are measured by the sympathy they have on Mitchell such as Smitty an ex-classmate who explained to Mitchell he could be in the infirmary for interfering with the occurrence that just took place. As well as his wife Susan who basically told him the same advice. At last, it’s very clear that Smitty and Susan care a great deal about Mitchell not because they knew him the longest, but because they both have been victims to pain and suffering as well. Altogether they both know how to calm Mitchell down the best they can.
To summarize, the literary text function as part of a continuum with other historical/cultural texts from the same period of the 1988 movie called the accused by Jody foster. In which she was in the same exact predicament in a bar and got gang raped as well. The only difference is that the bar wasn’t crowded this particular night. to summarize, she was actually interested in therapist because she was kissing him which led him to got too far in eventually led to her getting raped.