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A Small Good Thing

In the fictional short story entitled "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver is one that emotionally ties the reader to the story. The story opens in a bakery with the mother ordering a cake for her son Scotty for his birthday. The mother, Ann, describes the cake to the baker, who seems not to be a people person, in great detail; this showed the reader of the close relationship the mother and son shared. Ann tried her hardest to be friendly to the baker but he continued to give the feeling of dislike, so she placed her order and left.

The next day as Scotty walked to school with his friend while sharing a bag of chips, wondering what his buddy had gotten him for his special day. Then as he suddenly stepped off the curb and was hit by a car. Around a hundred feet later the car stopped and the driver looked back and saw Scotty get up and then sped away. His friend asked him if he was all right and he said that he was and then proceeded to go back home. As he laid......


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