Acriticalessayontheshortstory"Apennyinthedust"andhowcomfortandsecurityaffectsanindividualInthe shortstory"APennyintheDust"byErnestBucklerhowdoesasenseofcomfortandsecurityaffectan individual?Throughouttheshortstory,wecanexploreandstarttodiscoverhowtherelationshipbetweenthe fatherandson,affectshowtheboyreactswhenhereceivesagiftfromhisfatherthatisapenny.The"treasure"the youngboyreceivesmeanssomuchtohimbecause...
IronyIn'UnderTheSirensAndPennyIsTheDust'
"OriginalTitle"Contenders:ÂIntroduction[Inserthook]Often,inordertounderstandthethemeofastory,one mustfirstrecognizetheirony.Intheshortstories"AftertheSirens"byHughHood,"UndertheI"byEdnaAlford, and"PennyistheDust"byErnestBuckler,theauthorsmadeuseofvariousformsofironytoproducestrong endingsthatbothshockedtheiraudienceandchallengedtheirbeliefs,causingthemtoreevaluatetheirviewsonthe worldTwoformsofironyobservedinthesestories
CharacterAnalysis:PennyInTheDust
ChildhoodDreamsandGrowingUpInErnestBuckler'sshortstory,"PennyintheDust",thecharacter,Pete,isa dreamerwhooftenlivesinhisheadfilledwithfantasies,somethingthatcausesanemotionalrifttoformbetween himandhisfatherTobeginwith,Peteisadreamerbecausehelovestofantasizeaboutchildishthings,making himawkwardandunsureofhowtoexpresshisimaginationtohisfather.Asheexplains,"Itwasasifhissurefootedwayinthefieldsforsookhimthemomenthe