“A Man Who Had No Eyes” by Mackinlay Kantor is a short story full of twists and suprises that contains three elements of literature, flashback, foreshadow, and character. These elements fill the story with excitement and bring the story to a higher, more advanced level that is more enjoyable for the one reading. To begin with, flashback takes a major role in this story, informing the reader of past events that were unknown by breaking the plot of a story in order to inform of a previous event.
when one conquers the challenges they face are they able to proceed in life and become successful. Challenges limit and discourage a person, not allowing one to reach their full potential. The importance of the theme of challenge is portrayed in MacKinlay Kantor’s short story, “A Man Who Had No Eyes”, as it demonstrates the beneficial outcomes for those who overcome challenges. First, a character’s ability to respond to a challenge positively impacts their life. However, on the other hand, a character
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” This famous quote well represents a theme often evident in literature. Whether the characters in the stories achieve or fail in making that change the reader is able to infer that the literature is challenging the existing standards, and by challenging the things as they are there are positive changes to the society and in the characters. The short story “Dinner Party” challenges the circumstances at that time, with the
Twist of Fate A twist of fate is an ironic situation that creates an unexpected outcome that affects each protagonist of the story.All of the protagonists in the short stories are affected by a twist of fate. The story “ A Man Who Had No Eyes” is based on a beggar and a wealthy man who survived the same tragic incident many years back and lost their vision. “Borders”is based on a native mother and son who face challenges trying to cross the Canadian and American borders. In “The most dangerous