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Symbol- Deck of Cards

The deck of cards that Emma carries around in her purse is a powerful symbol for life. Mrs. Robinson gives Emma an alternate way to play the game of life, with success being the joy of keeping her ‘player’ husband. Emma, however, chooses to play the game in an another way, one in which she attempts to satisfy the needs of both Dorian and Jack. Emma is the loser in the game, however, because she dies with the joker in her hand. This signifies that her future could have gone in any direction because the joker introduces the element of chance to the game; it can be a bonus, a penalty, or both, depending on how it is used in the game. In the game of life, Emma lost because she chose to take a chance with pleasing both members of her family, instead of concentrating soley on her husband, as Mrs. Robinson suggested. The game of life gives every-one chances however, just like a card game, and Mrs. Robinson was given a chance to bag her rich man with Emma’s exit from the game.

EMMA

A short story by Carolyn Cole

SUMMARY

Plot- in this story Emma we meet a little girl called Dorian York (Dory). She had a friend by the name of Maria, they both would play games which revolved around her mother (Emma). An intimate view of how Dory sees her mother, as well how she feels about her is obtained. We also learned that Dory has an innocent narrative because quite a few things she doesn’t understand. In the story we understand that Emma and Mr. York (jack) had a volatile relationship caused by his infidelity with the lady at the train station. This caused Mr. York to arrive home late from work everyday but when Grandaddy visited things changed. Mr. York now makes time for his family and he seem to forget about the lady at the train station, but only until Grandaddy leaves. The presences of the lady at the train station with Mr. York as well as Mrs. Robinson’s discussion at Gino’s stating Mr. York a ‘PLAYER’, all lead to the death of Emma. When she saw her husband with the lady at the train station Emma ran away followed by Dory but they were hit by an oncoming vehicle where Emma died. Mrs. Robinson and Jack ended up in a relationship and send Dory and Maria to St. Agnus boarding School.

Characters

Emma

Maria

Dory

Ruby

She is the nine (9) year old daughter of Ruby Robinson.

She is Dorian’s playmate.

She filters and explains a lot of the adult conversations that Dorian does not understand.

She is Dorian’s mother and Jack’s wife.

She is a good mother who plays with her child and treats her well.

She is a good wife who loves her husband (as seen in how she greets him when he gets home) and is considerate of his feelings; as seen in her reasons for not having another baby.

She is a very smart and polished lady who can handle herself with people who are coy and critical of her; as seen in her argument with Mrs. Robinson in the mall.

She is Emma’s friend and Maria’s mother.

She is not a good friend to Emma because she is both critical and jealous of her.

She gets romantically involved with Jack after Emma dies.

She’s very impatient with both girls.

She sends Maria and Dorian to boarding school in order to enact her plan to keep the ‘player’.

A very innocent little girl who is the first person narrator of the story.

She is younger than her friend Maria, who is nine (9) years old.

She adores her mother and her grandfather.

She is often puzzled by the content of adult discussion.

Jack York

Grandaddy

Emma’s father, he brought joy into the family because Jack would spend quality time with his family due to granddaddy presence. He was loved by Dory very much because he did what her dad didn’t. Grandaddy had a positive effect on the family.

He is Dorian’s father and Emma’s husband. Jack wasn’t faithful to his wife and doesn’t have a close relationship with his daughter.

Theme

Love and Family Relationship

The family of Dorian and Maria both seem to be very unstable. In Dorian’s family love is not being showed towards her. Dorian’s father does not seem to have a good relationship with his daughter, he seems to get very uncomfortable around her but on the other hand her mother Emma shows her love for Dorian. Maria family is a very dysfunctional family because her mother does not seem to love or pay her any attention to her feelings or emotions and seem to have Maria as a burden in her life.

SETTING

The story occurs in three places; the York residence, an unnamed mall and the old train station.

The mood of the story fluctuates from happiness to sadness.

Point of View

First person perspective of a young girl .

Conflict

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There is conflict with Emma and Mrs. Robinson.

Mrs. Robinson was not a good friend to Emma she was jealous of her. At Gino’s we see Mrs. Robinson purposely said things to Emma to get her vex like stating Mr. York is a ‘Player’ and asking Emma about having another baby. This conflict ended when Mrs. Robinson indicated to Emma that she got a bigger problem on her hand when she was dusting off Dory. Mrs. Robinson showed Emma Mr. Jack kissing the lady at the train station which lead to Emma death.

Renee Diaz

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