It
is an interesting story in the form of literary discussion between the writer
of the story and her old father.
The story also throws light on the old and new
trends in the art of story writing.
The writer of the story is representative
of the modern tradition, while her father is spokesman of old style.
The modern
writers narrate stories in a brief and simple manner. They do not like to
indulge in unnecessary details. They like to give an abrupt end to a late.
On
the other hand, the old father of the writer is eighty six years old man he
appreciated the stories written by French writer Maupassant and Russian
dramatist Chekov. One day he requests her daughter to write a simple and short
story. The wrier makes up her mind to oblige her father. She describes a true
incident of real life. But story was rejected her father.
She again writes a
story according to the instructions of her father but she fails to satisfy her
father. The old man comes to the conclusion that his daughter is incapable of
writing a brief and simple story in the manner of Maupassant and Chekov, and
advises her not to waste her time and energies.
Thus we see that grace Paley
failed to come up to sensibility of her old father who was a man of his own artistic
tastes and uncompromising standards.
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