, a story of love and change, tells about a man in his fifties who was "in love with" his antique pen and his penmanship and who exercised that love in letters to all kinds of people but soon found himself falling in love with a blind young woman and getting his heart trampled in the process. Taking place in the 20th century, the story opens with an introduction of the main character, who lives in a boarding house and works as a senior clerk at a government institute in Pasay for blind and handicapped people. The unnamed main character, whom, the story implied, had a Spanish-sounding name, owns a Parker Vacumatic fountain pen, "a brown-stripped, gold-nibbed model made in 1934", that was a gift, an heirloom from his father upon his high school graduation and had been used both by his father and grandfather. Having only a few friends and no living relative, he keeps his pen, of which he took the utmost care, as his only companion and used this to write letters "with a vigor his recessive frame bellied". He might have become a writer, but he never did and instead taught English in a downtown university. Twice he had fallen in love, one time with a 19-year old singer whom he, in his mid-twenties, never gone for because of his shyness, and the other time with an older and married co-teacher who did not return his affections and had complained to their superiors and gotten him kicked out of the university in the process. Moreover, he was a loner who preferred the solitude of his desk, paper, and pen instead of people as companions.
The story takes a turn when the penman meets his new co-worker Nora, a thin and pale-looking woman who had been blinded in her early twenties and had already learned to cope with her lack of sight. She amazed him with his uncomplaining industry and prodigious memory, and he finds himself gaining interest in her and, consequently, falls in love with her. The story reaches its climax when Nora asks him to write a letter for her and he finds out that Nora is in love with someone else.
In the fifties through the sixties African Americans fought for there civil rights. Activists such as Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks, led there people. There actions would pave the way for equality for all. In this essay taken from Malcolm X's autobiography, he takes us on a trip on h...
Thankfully my penmanship soon improved in elementary school. Not only did I work on my penmanship in elementary school, but also my passion to write. ... I would come home and give my notebook to my mom and she would try and decipher what I had written in my little notebook seeing as my penmanship was still far from beautiful. ...
Having a learning disability doesn't mean you can't learn. Some of the most creative thinkers of all time were diagnosed with LD. People with LD aren't slow or stupid, they simply have trouble learning in certain areas, such as reading, writing, math, or communication. These difficulties are a r...
Malcolm X a strong leader for the Black Revolution learned a lot of valuable information through the people and the experiences he faced. These situations include his encounters with the famous jazz musician Ella Fitzgerald, his unforgettable prison experience and his adult pilgrimage to Mecca. Thos...
I have never liked English. It has always been my most difficult class. This year I am actually excited to become a better writer. I struggle so much with writing that it is unexciting to me. I am hoping that this class will teach me to become more skilled as a writer. I want it to steer me in ...
My name is Eduardo _______________. I am neither a great nor a proficient writer, but I do write when I have to. Whether its essays or short stories, I am able to say that I am not a constant writer, but my writing has improved drastically over the course of 18 years. Some years are better than othe...
King VS X Just think if you had a cause to fight for that was so important to you that you would dedicate your entire life to it and eventually give your life for it, just think if you believed in something so much that you had to fight with all you had, all your will, strength, mind, and soul. ...
Would you rather be born deaf or blind? As she whispers in your ear it tickles, but you know it's a passionate moment so you don't laugh, instead you return the favor and whisper "I love you" in their ear. A little while later, your loved one decides to slip into your anniversary gift, a silky ...
