The Relationship between Stories and Their Sources.
Most authors use some type of source when writing a story. The source could be religious, scientific, or something else that.
is inspiring to them. Even great writers such as Shakespeare had.
a source in which their stories came from. The source can be.
used for many different purposes. A certain author may use a.
source to show different parallels between two stories or to show.
similarities between events or characters. They may use the.
source to prove a point or to add meaning to the book. The.
source could also just be an ambiguous connection that helps.
complete the story. Whatever the authors reason for picking a.
certain source it seems to give the story completion and.
significance. In this class, we read many stories in which the.
source deals with religion and especially the gospels. In this.
paper, I will discuss these different stories and how they relate.
to their religous sources. .
The first story we read in class was, "A Visit of Charity
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by Eudora Welty. In this story, the source that is eluded to is.
the Genesis story of Adam and Eve. The story begins with Marian,.
a young campfire girl, who is on her way to an Old Ladies
•Home. .
Before entering the home she stops by some prickly shrubs. The.
outside of the home was covered by beautiful shrubbery and the.
whitewash brick building reflected the sunlight. Yet, the inside.
of the home was in bad shape. It smelled musky and the linoleum.
on the floor was bulging up. The details Welty adds are.
significant because it shows two different worlds. The one world.
Marian still sees which is beautiful like the Garden of Eden and.
the world she is slowly stepping into where things are not.
beautiful and good. The story continues with Marian visiting two.
old ladies who fought between themselves the whole time she was.
there. Marian did not want to be at the home and especially.
dislike visiting these two ladies.