Pool by corey campbell Essay

The good life is what the majority of humanity desired. Even though it seemingly rules as the important goal today, people have established a more modern point of view. to a greater extent and more people have started to counter pregnancy in general and that is definitely new. It all(prenominal) changes with a kid.(l.168) Children drive a huge commitment into the lives of us all and thats why there are so many that avoid the so called good life. This is the main theme of the short story Pool. The story centers on the comparison of Darlas life and the typical life of marriage. Darla is a woman thats assumingly in her twenties/start-thirties.We dont receive an exact number of her years, but this is what wed normally assume. This is the age, where well-nigh people decide to settle down with a collaborator and have children. Darla is however not like most people. Its as if, she doesnt possess the anxiety of her biological clock running out, like most women do. This is a very importa nt element to Darlas character.Throughout the text she constantly hints that, she does not want a child. Id be wretched at it. Id probably start drinking. I know I would.(l.80) This is one of many times that she speaks her mind freely virtually the subject. Darla has opposite herself up with Jon, and the story lands that the two have been together just under a year. The interest part is however, what Darla favors about their relationship What she liked best about him, Darla had just realized earlier in the car, was that it wasnt going to last, so she really didnt have to care that much really.(l.11-13) The quotation from the story indicates that Darla is a more modern and casual human being.The reader is told early on that a conflict in their relationship has stirred up. Darla and Jon had sexual intercourse the shadow prior to the pool party, and their condom had split. Its important for Darla not to become a mother, and it seems like its her highest priority to avoid things th at might counter the effect, of the dayspring after pill she swallowed. Once in the story Jon offers her a sip of beer, but she immediately turns it down even though the pill was a imprimatur 99 percent success. She put her hand on his wristJust stop, she said. Her throat dried up, (l.51, 53) Here we get a sense of Darlas anxiety.An interesting detail surrounding the relationship between Darla and Jon is that we dont hear that much about Jons spirit on being a parent. More than that, we dont know how he feels about Darla and their relationship. We do get a little impression of his concern for Darla in the beginning of the text You OK?(l.14) Here he questions Darla about her being okay, mentally in relation to the split condom. Other than that he pushes her to strap on her bathing suit six-fold times, but that is a problem for Darla due to her insecurities.Darla responds negatively Darla Gave Jon a look and he shrugged. She thought of quicksand if she were being dragged unde r, Jon would probably just stay there and tump over the same shrug. Whenever she got very sad, which happened whatsoevertimes, Jon acted as if leaving her alone was the best thing, (l.138-141) This short lines give us a very good glimpse of Darlas personalised torment and their relationship. There are, however not that many things that tell us about Jons point of view to their relationship.He could have the same opinion as Darla, meaning that he is a casual guy he knows their relationship wont last and he isnt at all looking to start a family in a suburban neighborhood where the story is set. We actually dont know that much about Jon at all. Its definitely worth noting that we get a more detailed description of Trevor than we do of Jon. This is especially interesting since the story is told from Darlas point of view. Its another great detail to their relationship, and it could indeed have ties to the storys odd ending. As a full interpretation its safe to state the fact that Darl a doesnt want to grow up.The story is set in the typical suburban neighborhood Houses put up like boxes, probably environ by white-picked fences, infested with needy children and this is what Darla is the opposition of. Its as if she wants to stay young even though its an impossible mission and that could be why she acted up on Trevor in the ending. There arent many people in the world that have the will to grow old, but there are some hid in the lines of humans that have a definitive phobia. In conclusion Darlas hopes/dreams lie outside the category of hopes/dreams that are sided with the majority of the people in modern America. 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