Three short story reviews

"Hunters in the Snow" -Tobias Wolff
This story was semi-interesting. It was centered around three friends that head out on a hunting trip in the dead of winter. When they can't decide on where to go, they end up getting in an argument. A barking dog puts the men over the edge, and one of them end up shooting the dog right in the face. This results in yet another argument, and one friend shoots the other, right in the gut. The two men decide that it is necessary to take the wounded man to the hospital, and they embark on the travels of getting there. This story was good enough, that it is being used in my group's final presentation.

"Cat in the Rain"- Ernest Hemingway
This story is about an American couple who is spending an rainy day in their Italian hotel room. The woman spots a cat that is huddled under a same pile of trash, trying to keep itself from getting drenched in the down pour. The woman says to her husband that she wants the cat, and really wants to rescue it from the rain. When she finally makes her way outside to try and save that cat, it has run away and cannot be found. She heads back up to her hotel room, sad. I really liked this story, and I really liked how it was able to tell a complete story without dragging in on and making it very long. I thought Hemingway did an excellent job.

"The Swimmer" - John Cheever
This story is focused on a man from an affluent New-England neighborhood that ways to try and swim across the county to make it home. This story included lots of drama, and a fantasy that many would probably like to try. I think that Cheever is a good writer, and he is able to write his story in such a way that make them very comprehensible. I was able to use this story for my final paper, and realized that film adaptations do not always work in favor of a movie. I really liked the story a lot better.

Short Cuts- the movie

This movie was one of the most interesting movies that we watched in class. When we read the movies that were included in the movie, it was easy to follow. However, there were several stories that were included in the movie "Short Cuts" that we never read in class so that made in hard to follow in general. I did like the concept of incorporating a bunch of stories into one, there just needed to be a better way of connecting them all together so it had an easier flow to follow. Raymond Carver was a great writer, and definitely included many dark and more morbid ideas into his writings. Overall, I would recommend this movie to others, with a small warning that you will probably be a little confused.