What is free will? What does it mean to be given the ultimate option of choice? ... What really counts about this narrator is he demonstrates that he has what most humans do, and that is a conscious. ... These kinds of impulse actions without thought are unforgivable and repulsive. In both these stories the characters were faced with two very different situations in which they had to determine for themselves what was right, and what was wrong. ...

• Word Count: 845
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"A Game of Catch" is a short story written by the author, Richard Wilbur. The interplay of power, control, authority is confusing and misleading and is a favorite literary theme. This story underscores the dynamics of a youngster who comes into a situation and asserts a sense of autonomous cont...

• Word Count: 1201
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School