http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/ wisdom and tripe from a lifetime runner Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:17:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-127881 Alex Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:27:17 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-127881 I first read this story in my seventh grade English class years ago. It always stuck with me. I feel that it strikes a very realistic, disturbing, and telling chord about divorce and the nature of child raising, and living in general. A+ story. I first read this story in my seventh grade English class years ago. It always stuck with me. I feel that it strikes a very realistic, disturbing, and telling chord about divorce and the nature of child raising, and living in general. A+ story.

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-76340 troy reicodieop Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:58:31 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-76340 i hate the ending its too sad i hate the ending its too sad

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-52032 lavida Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:53:10 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-52032 I love this story I love this story

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-48771 yet ANOTHER student in mr. reichert's class! Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:20:54 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-48771 haha wow what a coincidence...I'M in mr. reichert's class too!! haha wow what a coincidence…I’M in mr. reichert’s class too!!

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-48770 another student from mr. riechert's class Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:03:52 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-48770 This is funny, i'm in Mr. Riecherts class too!! I'm going to ace that final. This is funny, i’m in Mr. Riecherts class too!! I’m going to ace that final.

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-48718 A student in Mr. Riecherts class Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:46:12 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-48718 I'm amazingly happy that I found this. Now I might be able to get an A on our test were we analyze a story we've never read before :) You didn't hear that :0 I’m amazingly happy that I found this. Now I might be able to get an A on our test were we analyze a story we’ve never read before You didn’t hear that :0

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-46192 nicole (11)yrs old Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:42:26 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-46192 when i read gaston i found that the storys symbolism is that gaston represents the divorced dad and he is all allone and uncomturble. the girl wants the squash him, in other words people dont really assoseate with divorced dads that much and when the man finished eating the peach and the girl says no one else would ddo that is like saying they would through him away or (divorce) gason is alone and doesnt know what to do and when she asks if gaston can stay in her house he says not happily just like him staying in her house and at the end the man feels like gaston on the white plate, theres sooooooooooooo much more exzmples of meaning to this story but those are a few. when i read gaston i found that the storys symbolism is that gaston represents the divorced dad and he is all allone and uncomturble. the girl wants the squash him, in other words people dont really assoseate with divorced dads that much and when the man finished eating the peach and the girl says no one else would ddo that is like saying they would through him away or (divorce) gason is alone and doesnt know what to do and when she asks if gaston can stay in her house he says not happily just like him staying in her house and at the end the man feels like gaston on the white plate, theres sooooooooooooo much more exzmples of meaning to this story but those are a few.

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-38530 Amanda Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:42:38 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-38530 i had to read this short story for the english class that i am taking, it helped me so much because his style of writing is different that i have ever read. thanks for posting it. i had to read this short story for the english class that i am taking, it helped me so much because his style of writing is different that i have ever read. thanks for posting it.

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-36600 autumn Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:27:23 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-36600 hey, i love this short story. my junior high comm. arts class did a reading comprehension on it. it really goes into deep and complex thinking. thanks for posting it online! hey, i love this short story. my junior high comm. arts class did a reading comprehension on it. it really goes into deep and complex thinking. thanks for posting it online!

]]> http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-34409 Kristin Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:57:42 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/10/27/my-favorite-short-story-to-date/#comment-34409 While watching "Before Sunrise," I suddenly remembered reading this short story in junior high. Thanks for posting it! While watching “Before Sunrise,” I suddenly remembered reading this short story in junior high. Thanks for posting it!

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