For this assignment, please read the following short story:
Wife in Reverse by Stephen Dixon
http://www.matchbooklitmag.com/dixon.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Compose a short essay in which you respond to the following questions:
1. Why do you think it is that Dixon structures his story in the unique way he does? – Starting the story this way, his technic eagers the reader to find out what exactly happened.
2. What do you think the meaning of the title is? – it is the word play; The title Wife in Reverse author means – Life in reverse.
3. What do you feel the overall meaning of the story is? What message might Dixon be conveying to us? – The meaning is vows. The husband is cherishing his wife while she is dying. This is shown in the story when he takes her out to the garden when she asked for the last time. or He is having a party for her, ordering delicious foods.
4. Do you feel the story was moving or powerful in any way? Did you like it? What feelings did the story inspire within you? – (The story shows how much he loved her: when he is crying at his wedding, first child but not at the very end of his wife’s death. Probably because there were no more tears left. It is moving. Inspires and reminds us to treasure each moment of our life with our loved ones, because one never knows what tomorrow brings.
Conclusion: Importance of vows even when life is hard.
