Already in our first week of College Literature, we have read two stories. At the time you are reading these, they seem to be just ordinary stories about families and a day in their life. However, if you take the time and analyze the messages that author has hidden beneath the text, new discoveries about the characters arise.
In the short story "The Sutton Pie Safe" by Pickney Benedict, many secrets are revealed as you ponder the many descriptive details hidden within the writing. The first time you read the words of the short story, it appears to be simply about a small town family. Father (Jake) and son (Cates) are just in the barn contemplateing the fact of whether or not to kill the giant black snake while the mother is talking with a local (Mrs. Hanson) about a pie safe Mrs. Hanson would like to buy. However, the more you listen to the details of the writing, and think about the tone in which each statement is being expressed, the hidden meanings of the story reveal themselves.
When Mrs. Hanson drives up, Jack has immediate reactions. When first reading it you may think that this is just a normal neighborly hello. However, if you look further into the details that the author is suddenly exposing, you will see that there is some sort of attraction to one another. I believe that Jack and Mrs. Hanson were in love when they were younger. Although, for some reason they weren't aloud to be together, possibly because of their social rankings, and they still love each other. Jack's wife knows that she was the second choice, and because of that her and her husband were never able to get along.
You would never pick this out when you first read, but that is what makes Pickney Benedict such an amazing writer. He lets you figure out the mystery and decide what really happened.
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Kelsey-
I think that you are right!! There is definetly something up with those two lovers!! I can just tell that Jack and Mrs. Hanson had secret affair. I believe (like we said in class) that Jack took the trash out (Mrs. Hanson) and now she is really upset because she is used to getting everything she wants from everyone. Like her old geezer of a husband!! I also think that she really wants him back but she knows that she won't be able to get him back because he is done and over her (possibly hooking up with someone else?). That is most likely why she want the sutton pie safe. She wanted to get back at him and the only way she could is by using her husbands money.
This is my view on the story, but I can definelty see how you think they could have been lovers when they were younger. That makes sense too!
Although I think we all know that something very scandalous happened between Jack and Mrs. Hanson!!
Good Blog Kelsey!!
-Rachel :)
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