In the story A Small Good Thing the first event the reader is exposed to is Ann Weis making a trip to the baker to order a birthday cake for her son Scotty's eighth birthday. During this trip, the reader is introduced to the baker. Ann's reactions and personal thoughts about the baker are important to the reader later on in the story. Within the first two paragraphs the reader is exposed to the protagonist, antagonist, and the setting. The complicating incident is quick to come in the fourth paragraph when the birthday boy stepped off the curb at an intersection and was hit by a car (Kennedy and Gioia, 459). Scotty may have been able to stumble home after being knocked into the gutter by the car, but soon he collapses at home and is rushed to the hospital. The complicating incident is further developed when the reader learns that who ever hit Scotty with their car, drove off when the child was seen standing immediately after the accident. When Ann calls her husband and tells him about Scotty's accident, the reader is being introduced to the rising action of the story. In the rising action of the story the reader knows that Ann cannot wake her son up, and his body has gone limp. The reader also knows that Howard, Scotty's father and Ann's husband, is on his way to the hospital. The technical climax holds the majority of the length in this story. Here the reader learns of all the medical tests that Scotty is going through, as well as his parent's anguish of not knowing if their son will wake up. The technical climax also exposes the newest problem of strange phone calls being made to their home. An uneasy feeling of tension is felt by the reader when strange and rude phone calls begin to pour into their home by the baker. Howard is the first person in the story to deal with these phone calls. Now the reader questions what type of involvement the baker had, if any, pertaining to Scotty being hit by a car.
In "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver, Carver introduces to his readers small, good things worth cherishing. "A Small, Good Thing" is a sad story of a couple dealing with the tragic death of their only son, Scotty. Many small and good things bring joy to our lives everyday. ... Eating is a small, good thing in a time like this." ... Feeding the couple was indeed a small, good thing. ...
A Small Good Thing like Food, Can Feed the Heart and Soul Rather Then the Body "Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power, has that ability to comfort" --Norman Kolpas In the story "A Small Good Thing" by Raymond Carver food plays a comfort role to the parents of young Scotty. Just like the story is named it plays a small important role in the story. ... It was obvious the last thing they thought would happen was him dying. ... It's a good conclusion to this story. ... A small thing like food can be good. ...
A Small, Good Thing is a story about senseless tragedy, and it does a good job on conveying the message that tragedy can happen to us all at anytime, unexpectedly. The plot in A Small, Good Thing unfolds into a tragic story about a family losing a young child. The author does a good job of keeping the reader in suspense throughout the story, as the reader does not really expect for Scotty to actually die. ... They always think everything will turn out for the good. ...
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In Raymond Carver's "A Small, Good Thing" a little boy named Scotty is hit by a car, hospitalized, and is unconscious. ... Praying is a small, good thing that people should do everyday, especially if they are going through a hard time, like Howard and Ann. Ann says that she has been praying and that she thinks that it's a good idea if Howard would pray as well. ... In "A Small, Good Thing", Howard and Ann are both round characters because they react to the situation that happens to their son, Scotty, the same way an actual person would have reacted to it. ... Each person in the ...
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