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The Other Side - Online Term Paper

The Other Side

Jean Rhys' short story "I Used to Live Here Once" is the definition of a short story. The story is a mere one and a half pages in length. Jean Rhys, the author, has incorporated many different ideas and concepts into these few pages. The story is about a woman who is on somewhat of a journey. She has gone back to visit the place where she once lived and where she grew up. At first read the story seems quite simple and shallow however once the story has been read in its entirety, it becomes quite evident that there is much more to the story than the simple journey of a woman. The final line in the story, " That was the first time she knew." (359), makes it very apparent that the story ...

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the woman crosses the river she begins her jaunt to the house she once lived in. There are a few lines in the story that clue the reader in that it has been a very long time since she has been back here. She explains, " The road was much wider than it used to be but the work had been done carelessly (358)." She also says as she approaches the house, " It was strange to see a car standing in front of it (359)." These couple sentences make appear that she grew up here a long time ago and is quite old by now.
The last line of the last paragraph is the defining moment in the story. " That was the first time she knew (359)." This line is very easy to read into. The story is about a woman who has passed on and left this earth and is possibly going back through her entire life before she gets to her destiny. The narrator is telling a story about a woman, who after second read, appears to be a ghost. The lines starting in paragraph five, "…she waved to them and called hello but ...

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Added: 7/1/2007 12:51:26 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Free Paper
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