Reading Times-
14 mins. Monday "The Garden of Forking Paths"
6 mins. Tuesday "The Sniper"
15 mins. Wednesday "Cathedral"
2 hrs. Today (Saturday) "Fairy Tail"
Total pages- about 235
I read the short stories "The Sniper", "The Garden of Forking Paths", and "Cathedral" for my short story readings. Well, the Garden of Forking Paths made no sense whatsoever, so I highly doubt there will be much of a thesis from that. Cathedral seemed to mostly just be about understanding and accepting others and their differences, which I think would make for a lame thesis. The Sniper, though, touched on the importance of loyalty and of duty to your country, as well as the possible repercussions of them.
I noticed that the unknown sniper, the protagonist, seems to be in an area of civil war, and sided with the side that he agreed with the most and was willing to go to great measures to protect and raise up what he believed in. His brother, the counter-sniper, also did the same, but chose a different side, a different team. Their battle seemed almost symbolic in the way that it showed civilian casualties, betrayal, pain, and the glorious sunrise. I'm not quite ready to fully delve into a thesis, but I shall think on it and get back to you, loyal audience. That civil war was truly "brother against brother"
Your analysis of "The Sniper" coincides with mine. In fact, they seem almost the same with the comparison of brother against brother. I also like the "glorious sunrise" part, when in the end his battle was complete. I also see you're reading Fairy Tail, which is awesome.
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