Comparing The Story 'Goldfish ',' A Visit To Grandmother

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Relationships There are many different themes to every story. In the case of “Goldfish,” “A visit to Grandmother,” Miguel’s experience, and Aaron’s experience, the main theme is about relationships; however, those themes branch off into their own individual meanings. All these stories portray how our relationship with others can lead us to how we are as a person in the future. These stories all have difficult situations with the members of the story that drive you crazy with suspense, making you want to know what happens next. At the end of each story, it shows how the character turned out to be because of the tragic event they had to endure. The theme for “Goldfish,” is that the relationships with others can affect other’s decisions. It can be backed up by the quote,"Anything, the Russian said, not to be alone, " which depicts how Sergei didn’t have any sort of relationship so he didn’t want to waste his last wish on some boy. Sergei, after trying to sympathize in the past, didn’t want to risk wasting his last wish on a boy he just met because he …show more content…

In “Grandma”, Grandma tries to state that she loves all her children the same while Chig's father angrily states,“ ‘That’s not true, Mama. You know it. GL was light-skinned and had good looks almost white and you loved him for that. ' " This shows how they had difficulties in their relationship because of some jealousy. Chig's father believed all his life that his mother had loved his brother more when in reality, his mother claimed that she loved all her children equally. To resolve this situation, grandma apologized to her son for her misleading actions and for not paying attention to him. This harsh and nerve wrecking incident was resolved with the simple words "I'm sorry". Chig's father lived a life of hatred and jealousy towards his brother and mother all because of a

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