My reactions to "The Bolt of White Cloth" and " Apartment hunting".

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Initial reaction

A Bolt of White Cloth

Judging by the title “A Bolt of White Cloth” I feel that this story will revolve around this cloth and it will symbolize something important about life. I don’t see this story going anywhere interesting and I don’t think I will enjoy it. I feel that this story will be too bland and too descriptive. The initial conflict happens very quickly and is on the first page. The mysterious old man is willing to give away his white cloth only on the condition that the couple will continue loving each other in the future. I think the old man is trying to renew profound values (that many people forget over time) to this young couple. One part that struck me, in the small caption that I read, was when the old man declared, in the sentence at the bottom on the first page, “You can only buy my cloth with love,” he said. This was a striking line because items in life now revolve around money, and this man clams that in order to acquire this cloth all you need to do is to love. Having read many stories very similar to this one in past English classes, I think that this story will go nowhere and revolve around a central idea, and have a message at the end.

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Reconsiderations

A Bolt of White Cloth

This story fitted into the English course ‘mold’ criteria perfectly. It had symbolism and a good moral. Although I didn’t find this particular story that interesting, I still would like to compliment the writer, Leon Rooke. He picked a good idea and found a way to convey it through the use of a piece of cloth. I fell that this story was well written and pointed out certain human characteristics, like love, very effectively. Although the story did not capture my interest, nor change my outlook on life, I would still ...

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