1. My Papa's Waltz
Duality in interpretation is established immediately with the description "The whiskey on your breath could make a small boy dizzy." ... "We romped until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf", can be interpreted to mean that the father beat his son around, knocking things asunder in his drunken haze, or that the son and father played roughly, and in their fun, knocked the pans around. "My mother's countenance could not unfrown itself" is interpreted by readers to mean that the mother was upset by the way the father was beating the son, or that the mother was simply frowning because the ...
- Word Count: 652
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: Undergraduate