FRED STENSON’S - TEETH -
Teeth, by Fred Stenson, is an interesting short story, with a plot
spread between two hockey games and the childhood memories of the main
character. The story is written in first person, through the eyes of
a hockey player – the main character - and the setting is in western
Canada, mainly around Canadian hockey rinks and the main character’s
hometown. The story presents a player, who plays hockey for money
rather than for pleasure. The author of this story tries to provoke
the readers, by writing through the eyes of this player, who does not
love the game he plays. The idea that a hockey player – a
professional Canadian hockey player – would dislike the game of hockey
and still play, is what shocks, confuses and keeps the reader
interested in the story. This unusual characterization of a hockey
player is also important to the development of plot. Finally, this
story gives people advice about how to live and enjoy life more
effectively.
The story begins during one of Burns’s – the main character - hockey
games, on a Tuesday night, not long after Christmas. The players in
his team are quite fatigued and near the end of a game. They are
supposed to change lines onto the ice, but Burns is lost in a daydream
about his youth and the line change goes too slowly. For some seconds
there is no one on the ice except the goalie and the six members of
other team. The other team scores a goal before the line change is
completed and Burn’s team goes on to lose the game 5-3 (93). The
reader must conclude that the loss of the game is partly the fault of
the main character. This conclusion comes from the fact that he is
daydreaming about his childhood, and memories of being made to play
hockey by his parents. It is at this point in the story that the
reader learns of Burn’s dislike for the game of hockey, and through
these daydreams that the reader discovers the main character’s
motivation to play the game is the money he is being paid. After the
game, in the dressing room, the manager is angry and threatens to send
some of the players down to the minor leagues. When the main
character hears this, his reaction is not what the reader would expect
of a hockey player who loves to play the game. Instead, Burns
continues to daydream and shows a lack of respect for his teammates
and the manager. The manager mainly blames Burns for the team’s loss,
because he did not put out, and his lack of enthusiasm infects the
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