Imagine living in a world knowing that you could see your loved ones that have passed away every day. What if someone shut down that opportunity? I know for a fact that I would fight to see my loved ones. Well that is what happened in the story “Dead Man’s Path”. Obi was the one that closed the path to the road taking away a opportunity. This story is a tragedy with many symbols.
Living in a world of hatred is not easy, but living in a world of happiness is the whole package. Knowing a life with a road that took you to your loved ones would make you happy, but imagine losing that chance. Wouldn’t that be horrible? Well in the short story “Dead Man’s Path” that is exactly what happens. Obi the main director of the school decides that it is a good idea to close this road because there are too many people that go there. After he closes “the path” people start to get angry, but wouldn’t you? Obi is terrified at what happens after the path is closed. People start to come up to the school and tear down everything, including the school.
There are many horrific things that happen in this short story to make it a tragedy. Having a school with a path to the dead was probably not a good idea. First there is a rise to power, the rise to power was when Obi gets the promotion and puts up the fence. Then all of the people that are in the town are furious with Obi. The next day a person goes into labor and has died while giving birth. Many of the people in the town think that it is because the path is closed. I believe that the spirit of the baby was supposed to come from where the fence was so then the baby and the mother died. After the death of that woman, people start to think that it is because of the path so they get furious and go up to the school. In the night they take different items and tear down the fence and the school. Therefore that makes Obi think twice about this situation, but still doesn’t get what he did wrong. The tragic fall was the fence getting tore down. The death or death symbolism was when the woman and he baby died.
“Dead Man’s Path” is a tragedy with many symbols. Living during that time probably was hard, but the people of the town got through it. Obi didn’t get that every person in life needs a path to walk on; and a place to go in the future. All Obi wanted was to help, but in all reality he didn’t help much; he just hurt people even more.
Hay Summer. This piece was good as all of your other ones are. In one of the sentences, you say "The death or death symbolism was when the woman and he baby died." I think you wanted to say her instead of he. That’s all I can find. Good job Summer.
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