Summer Reading Character post

The characters in Just After Sunset: Stories changed in many ways. Some of these changes include a new perspective on life due to the dramatic experiences that they went through. These perspectives are mostly molded around the idea of appreciate what you have. My characters interacted with others, before this experience, with a self absorbed feeling of accomplishment but some were humble and shy. In one of the stories an out of shape painter is informed that he is extremely unhealthy. This man then reminisces about this fact for days until he finally purchases a stationary bike. He then starts to ride this bike in his laundry room but feels as if the white wall he stares at is undesirable. The man does not enjoy this at all so he grabs his paint supplies and creates a road that goes through a city and then a forest. With this painting he can use his imagination and ride the bike for hours as he pictures himself riding through the city and into the forest and then into other cities. This demonstrates the round characters because the man at first was taking advantage of his health but then realizes he needs to appreciate it because of the doctors news.

 

This article explains that the book is a "story within a story" because of the many stories in the book and what they all mean. This article enforces my view on the book by explaining that there are short stories that have a deeper meaning like my rounded character analysis.Sunset Stories Article