Part one of term paper
In three of the short stories from the book Windows and Mirrors the setting and plot does affect the relationship of the character’s greatly. The three short stories that will be applied to this thesis are: After the Sirens, Penny in the Dust, and Under the I. In these stories there are many ways in which the setting and plot affect the re ...

Part two of term paper
... not have been so intense if something that wasn’t as serious as a nuclear blast was occurring. Although the reader has no way of knowing how intense their relationship was before the blast one might assume that it was not as intense. The character’s relationship grows because of the events, for instance the husband throws himself on the wife and child now, she knows that he truly cares for her and that she can trust him. The fact that the husband and wife are willing to sacrifice themselves to s ...