Showing posts with label ambiguous endings are not cool but this one kind of was. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ambiguous endings are not cool but this one kind of was. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

My Favorite Short Story

I was having so much trouble trying to find a "favorite short story." I thought that there must be a short story that I just couldn't think of, so I decided to look up a list of short stories. I noticed a lot that I had read, but didn't really like. I also noticed a few that I did like a lot. I probably haven't read enough to have a favorite, so I decided I would read a few before writing this. I came across a story called "A Telephone Call" by Dorothy Parker. I wound up loving it. I felt that it was relatable and I understood this girl's mentality waiting for the phone to ring. My eyes wanted to jump to the bottom of the page to see what the end would entail. I forced myself to read the story without reading the ending first, just to find out that the ending was ambiguous. I usually hate ambiguous endings, but I actually really liked this one. I think depending on your own mentality and view of hers is how you will decide what you think happens in the end. I thought it was a pretty cool story.