“The Last Night of the World.”
Response 1
Dear Ivan Bautista
Thank you for your post on the story “The Last Night of the World.” I agree with you that the main characters in the story are the husband, the wife, and unnamed daughters. However, I beg to differ in the conflict part slightly. I believe that the major conflict in the story is demonstrated through “Denial and Acceptance.” According to their anonymous dream, both the husband and the wife come to terms with the impending end of the world. Initially, both wish the dream was not true. Their coping mechanism proves to be isolating, unsatisfying, and unproductive. We learn that even though acceptance can be scary in some instances, it leads to some sense of peace. We eventually learn that denial is an unsatisfying way to handle problems. The wife lies in denial that her dream is true, and she also denies that she had not given the end of the world thought. They later find comfort when they embrace acceptance.
Response 2
Dear Dailen Fernandez
Thank you for your great post on Ray Bradbury’s story. I completely agree with you that the story is a fiction masterpiece. The characters, plot, conflict, and themes all add to the fiction elements. The setting is described in a manner that a reader can create an image in his/her mind. However, the whereabouts of the house and details of the home are inadequately described. We have a few aspects of the house, such as the date of occurrence and maybe what the house may look like following the writer’s description.