Raymond Carver Text Analysis

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Discussion Assignment This week’s discussion assignment will let you tell your classmates what story you selected, give a short summary and why you liked or disliked it. You will also use at least One paraphrase (With proper APA In-Text Citations) and One quote (With proper APA In-Text Citations); you will also include the APA style Reference at the end. I selected the story “Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver (1981). The story described a couple breaking up, and both of them wanted to keep their baby boy. However, no one would give in. They got physical during the dispute and hurt the baby eventually tore the baby apart. Although the story was well written, I don’t think that I like it. First of all, the tone of the story is quite “dark”, like the story …show more content…

(1981). Popular Mechanics. Retrieved from http://www.tesltimes.com/pmech.html Written Assignment For this unit’s Written Assignment, you will review the story you chose and answer the following questions in complete sentences, as provided for use by Cumbria University: 1. What is the title of the text and what is the text about? The title of the story I chose is “Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver (1981). The story described a couple were breaking up with each other, they both wanted to keep their baby boy. None of them would give up, they got to the point that they fought for the baby, and eventually, they tore the baby apart (Carver, 1981). 2. What is the author’s view? How do I know? My understanding of author’s view is that Carver wanted to show how selfish and cruel some people could be, they are so obsessed with what to want, that it comes to the point that their loved one’s life could be a scarified for their desires. When it comes to problem resolution in dealing with the estranged relationships, a mechanical approach takes place, instead a human approach. I know this through the title of the story, “Popular Mechanics”. 3. What is the evidence presented by the author to support

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