Comparing Why, Honey? and Shopping for One

This essay will be based on the two short stories; Shopping for One by Anne Cassidy, and Why,Honey? by Raymond Carver. I will compare and contrast the two short stories. This essay will show that Why,Honey? is the better short story because it is interesting, mysterious and exciting.

The short story, Shopping for One, is written in the third person. It is based on a single woman who is insecure about her maritial status. The writer explains the characters insecurities and her thoughts. The main character,Jean, is looking at her shopping and thinks that people will care about what she has in her basket. Jean cares too much about what other people think, because she is so insecure. She is bored in the long shopping queue so she just keeps debating over whether she should buy an item or put an item back. "Should she have got such a small size salad cream? Jean wasn't sure." (p.21, l.19). The story is not very interesting to the reader......

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Title: Comparing Why, Honey? And Shopping For One
Approximate Word Count: 465
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