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Analysis Was It A Dream

Short Story Analysis
Was It a Dream?

Subconsciously, a lover mourning over his dead wife has come to the realization that his spouse has been unfaithful. With his selected dark vocabulary he creates a clear picture of the character’s surroundings. This vivid image provided to the readers by Guy de Maupassant allows insight to the atmosphere and the mood of the story.

Statement #1: Guy de Maupassant’s choices of words help readers understand the character’s emotions.
Example #1: “I was standing there trembling, with my eyes fixed on the glass—on that flat, profound, empty glass—which had contained her entirely and had possessed her as much as I. I felt as if I loved that glass. I thought it; it was cold. Sorrowful mirror, burning mirror, horrible mirror, to make men suffer such torments!”
Explanation #1: We see the emotional tension and state that he is in after losing his dearly loved one. He obsessed over a simple thing like a mirror. Calling the......


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Approximate Word Count: 335
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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