Doors in an Ancient House
In "A Sudden Trip Home in the Spring," Sarah Davis tells her suitemate that Richard Wright's dud of a dad was "one faulty door in a house of many ancient rooms" (Trip.1.36). She brings it up as she...
The Rat
When Sarah Davis sees her father's body for the first time in "A Sudden Trip Home in the Spring," she has to deal with a lot of emotions. But she also has to handle a rat scurrying around under his...
The Mountain
In "Source," Irene and Anastasia reunite at a conference center-slash-bar in Alaska. While they are getting to understand each other better, they gaze out the window hoping to see Mount McKinley in...
Scarlett O'Hara
If you've never seen the iconic movie Gone With the Wind, check out this tiny clip. It should be enough to help you see why the narrator of "A Letter of the Times, or Should This Sado-Masochism Be...