What I would recommend
I really enjoyed reading “A Rose for Emily” because of the twisted ending that William Faulkner laid out for us. The first person narration allowed us readers to obtain the insights of how Emily’s neighbors viewed her as. Instead of feeling sympathy for her, we pitied her and her pathetic attempts to keep her loved ones near, literally.
Although “A Rose for Emily” makes the top three of my favorite short stories, I would have to say that my friends would most likely enjoy reading “21 steps”. Today’s world is so advanced that it’s not even funny. Written texts and books are all old school. My first reaction towards the short story was that it worked hand in hand with google earth. It automatically draws you into the reading itself. The movement of the character Rick from place to place keeps you active on the screen. It allows you to be aware of where the character is and where he is heading towards. It is in first person form; you follow each and every step that Rick takes along with the confusion that troubles him throughout the story. Since our view is limited to Rick’s own thoughts we too are always one step behind in the plot. What Rick goes through is also very random. One minute he is riding a taxi and then the next minute he is in Edinburgh with some people who he has never seen before.
In addition, the narrator is careful not to reveal too much about each character. For example, Rick constantly reminds himself of the record he have; what cops wouldn’t want to catch him? Very little details are given about other characters which make it hard to differentiate between minor characters and major characters. “21 Steps” keeps you guessing on what is going to happen next. It’s something that my friends would enjoy reading.

“My Accidental Finding”
Yesterday night I was messing with my facebook (acting like I had something important to do just so I would not look like a loser in front of my roommate). I pretended to be focused on trying to find the right printed back-round to fit my personality. After awhile, I quit my charade and started looking up friends’ names that I haven’t talked to for awhile. I accidentally typed in “Sarah Nippers” instead of “Sarah Lippers”. I was about to exit out when I stumbled upon “Nippers, your solution to indigestion”. As I clicked on his page, I realized that this Nippers was exactly like the Nippers in “Bartleby, the Scrivener”!
The back-ground for his page showed stomachs and people who I thought were in pain. I laughed to myself wondering what a big dork he was, showing pictures of stomachs on his facebook page (kind of creepy). Then, I read a caption that he himself wrote. It says: “Welcome to my page, both young and old. You are not alone, for I have struggled with indigestion for the last decade of my life. I too was once a victim of the queasy and uncomfortable feelings of indigestion. At the age of 25 I was inclined to quit my job as a scrivener at the office for I could not live like this! A friend of mine, Ginger-Nut, introduced me to a traditional Chinese medicine. It was substances that were extracted from ginger! Since then, I have been healthy as an ox.” I then realized that his whole page was devoted to selling this ginger medicine. All his friends were of doctors, patients, and random people that sought for his aid. It was then that I noticed the song “Pocket full of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield was playing in the background. His mood was set to “content”. As I was about to exit, I added him as a friend just in case I ever get caught in an indigestion problem.
I chose to write about Nippers and his indigestion problem because that was a big part in the book. I thought it would be nice to write how he tries to help other people overcome something that he himself once struggled with. Now that he is cured, he’s just full of joy!