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The story Sea Oak written by George Saunders is a compelling story about a male stripper, his aunt, sisters and their babies, who resides in a dangerous neighborhood. His only hope and aspirations to help move his family out of the Sea Oak environment are to rely on his unusual job. He copes with his dead Aunt who visits him in his dream. She explains her life struggle and why great things didn’t happen for her during her time living. When Aunt Bernie dies from panicking after a burglar breaks in, her body is discovered missing from the grave days after her death. Aunt Bernie, the peacemaker, pleads with the narrator about him stripping for women by earning $20. The family lives in apartment complexes where the money the male stripper earns, …show more content…

Slipstream is a genre of literature, used to unconsciously teach us through emotion and morals. Slipstream reminds me of a fable which in the end a lesson is learned. What makes me feel odd is how each character actions has a hint behind their lifestyle the author reveal to his readers. There is a representation of a reality that these characters face that I see in the world I live in. The way I view slipstream is that it’s a genre that gives a person deeper meaning about self-perspective. Sea Oak has three slipstream elements that make this story interesting. The characters, setting, and theme in this …show more content…

The only thing, in the end, is that how I thought these would be African Americans because of their condition, it turns out they weren’t. Personal issues that each individual dealt with wasn’t a motivation for one another to work. There are two intellectual people who are ahead of the household while the other two live free of charge struggling. I believe that author, George Saunders, was trying to convey to his audience that you can sympathize with people who break their backs living in a low-income

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