ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT : "LIVE LIKE A DOG, ALONE"

1. Give a summary of "Live Like a Dog, Alone"

The short story is about two persons, who both live alone. Miriam is a middle-aged single woman. She has a great career and no children. But her heart is dysfunctional, and therefore she sometimes has to go to the hospital.
The story is set inside a taxi, which is driving Miriam home after a visit at the hospital.
The taxi driver and Miriam talks. Not in the usual polite way of conversations between drivers and costumers, but instead of the drivers personal life.
He seems quite depressed and unhappy with his life. He tells Miriam how he feels about living alone and his thoughts about it collides with the way Miriam feels.
During the ride, the two persons get aware of their different perspectives on their, in some point, similar life. That does somehow broaden their horizons, and gives them a new awareness about the way they and other people live.

2. Characterize Miriam and the......

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Title: Live Like A Dog, Alone
Approximate Word Count: 823
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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