Response to Literature: Sonata for Harp and Bicycle

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Paranormal activity at Grimes Buildings! Jason was forced onto the ledge of the seemingly bottomless fire escape. He stared out into the depths of the smoky void. Behind him he heard a mocking whisper. “How about jumping?” it said, in a voice barely audible, tainted with the dust of age. It was the start of many things. A budding romance, a glorious reuniting of lovers, and a terrible curse, all leading to a very satisfactory ending for the Sonata for Harp and Bicycle. My first reason why the ending of Sonata for Harp and Bicycle was satisfactory is because all loose ends are tied well. The ghosts of two jilted lovers are reunited. A very fitting ending to over 50 years of separation, I surmise. The two spirits are now undoubtedly, very content with the state of their afterlife. It is obviously much more desirable than a lonely eternity. Also, the curse placed by the “Wailing Watchman” was lifted not with death, but with joy. As the newly in love couple leap into the “fatal” fire escape the new couple share a very passionate midair kiss. It is beyond me to describe a more well thought out way to lift a curse. Cupid’s magic certainly worked well for them! Another reason the ending to this short story was stellar was because of the very unique situation. One often reads stories about being dragged away by a violent spirit or possessed by a meddling familiar. But in Sonata For Harp and Bicycle, Jason and Berenice witness a “bicycle bearing on its saddle a harp a bottle of wine and a bouquet of roses sweepingly improbably down the corridor” That’s indefinitely new! Also, the ghosts were of a watchman and a harpist. I have never heard of a ghostly watchman, much less a harpist. In my eyes, harpists are a very mellow people that play beautifully. Never have I heard of a harpist ghost. Finally, the ending of the short story was not predictable. The curse was lifted very
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