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"Garbriel's warm trembling fingers tapped the cold pane of the window. How cool it must be outside! How pleasant it would be to walk out alone, first along by the river and then through the park!...How much more pleasant it would be there than at the supper table!" (76). this quote seems to show Gabriel's love of himself and how it important it is to him. Yes he loves the people around him but in this passage seems to be more than content alone. Further the last paragraph of the story places Gabriel back at a window. This time "A few light taps upon the pane made him turn tot he window. It had begun to snow again... the time had come for him to set out on his journey westward."(103). the first quotation describes to me a scene of self thought that foreshadows the next scene of self thought and better yet an understanding not just a longing. Westward could mean many things however I think it has to do with the ending of something (i.e. the cycle of the sun; it sets in the west) or, more aptly, the end of him. In essence death and how it will happen to everyone/thing just as snow falls upon everyone/thing.

"Garbriel's warm trembling fingers tapped the cold pane of the window. How cool it must be outside! How pleasant it would be to walk out alone, first along by the river and then through the park!...How much more pleasant it would be there than at the supper table!" (76) This quotation from the book spoke to me in a strange way because the character seems to portray more love of the outside world in the dismal state that it appears in due to it being winter time rather than spend the moment with his friends and family. It seems like he would rather be separated from everyone around him and spend time alone. He describes how he would feel walking by the river by himself and his own thoughts and just how he would relish this idea rather than sitting at the dinner table with people around him. This character seems to be almost dead inside because he wants and would rather be alone.

"A few light taps the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again." The snow to me symbolize new beginning and Gabriels emotions, just as it is said water symboizes emotions. His emotions were being seeing; him being in love and his watery eyes. It was a good start for him to put all his past behind and celebrate a new begining and it was christmass too, so he had a lot to celebrate about.

i think the male character'Gurov' has a thirst for power which he seems to lose in the presence of fellow men and his wife. As a result he tries to make up his own "authority kingdom" so to speak by engaging with the inferior race. I also think that he is somewhat ignorant of the fact that by behaving in such a manner he is falling into the same category as the inferior race as he calls them because he has failed to uphold a state of Self control and Integrity which would be the ultimate shield for any person in power.

The title can be analyzed in many different ways. In one way you could say that Dimitri is the dog because he is fooling around outside of his marriage. Also the lady actually has a dog and that?s how she is first identified, so that could be one reason. I personally don?t think that affairs should transform into love. Maybe in some situations the cheaters are actually meant to be together, but most of the time the affair is special because of what it is. Its sneaky, its exciting, its something new, it?s a break in the monotony of marriage and that?s why people choose to cheat. If your affair turns into love than your losing all the danger and fun.

I think the title of the story "The lady with the Little Dog" means a couple of different meanings. It sort of represent the dog in the beginning of the story of being loyal and always being by Anna side. The author was trying to compare the dog as a man's best friend and always being by their side to Gurov. When he returned back to Moscow all he can think of is Anna. His memories of her followed him every where like a shadow. The title can also mean the little dog is Gurov, for jepordizing his marriage and cheats on his wife. Even though Anna is also a dog herself in the story. The two of them will never have a happy ending and be with each other at the end. They're living double lives trying to figure out how to be with each other in public. They're living in a box when they're together. I think Gurov will end up cheating on Anna and he'll end up going back to his family not for his wife but his kids.

There's a troubling moment where the young woman says "Everything was so mixed up, I sort of don't know where I am, or what it's all about?" referring to the process of getting married. This is a brief moment where she truly admits her feelings, but she hides it by using excuses. This foreshadows her true feelings towards marriage. I also noticed that Parker chose the title from a phrase that is repeated throughout the story: "Here we are," she said. "Aren't We?" This phrase first appears during the initial conversation between the couple and also in the final conversation between the couple. However, in the final conversation, she adds the word "Yes". The extra word emphasizes that fact that she has finally realized that she's married and that there's no turning back. However, the "Aren't We?" part still indicates that she is apprehensive about the whole idea.

In the story "Here We Are" by Dorothy Parker, the part that really got to me is the overall bickering back and forth but more specifically the argument about the hat. From the beginning of the story the wife starts picking fights with the husband and he puts up a weak fight and then always folds and apologizes. I think this is very typical and realistic of a married couple. The woman is irrational and insecure. She is attacking him about every little thing. Then she keeps bringing up the hat. She is clearly insecure because she gets so upset when she fears that he does not like the hat. One the other side, the husband admits defeat at least three times during the story. Eventually he claims he likes the hat just to shut her up. I think this happens a lot in marriages. Especially on a honeymoon when the husband has an invested interest in keeping the woman happy. It concerns me that the two are already having trust issues and battling it out on the day of their wedding...it doesn't suggest a good future for the couple.

Eggers? presentation is a lot like his actual store. He is joking around most of the time, making fun of some of what he?s done, but then on the inside there is a serious message that he is sending. His tutoring center is behind a pirate supply store. The tutoring center is the serious message, and the pirate store is the joke up front. I think this is a very effective approach for what Eggers is doing. He makes a lot of jokes to keep the audience laughing and engaged in what he is saying. He built the pirate supply store so that kids would be more inclined to go there instead of a more traditional school setting. Eggers is doing a great thing of the community and his comedic approach helps accomplish his goals.