Save as Many as You Ruin - Essay

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Save as Many as You Ruin - Essay “Save as many as you ruin” is the title of a short story written by Simon Van Booy. The story takes place in New York, Manhattan. The story is written in 3. person from the main characters point of view. The story is basically chronological, but flashbacks in shape of Gerard memories also occur. The main character is a man named Gerard who lives alone with his daughter Lucy. Gerard is a charming and handsome man but his life has not always been easy. In the start of the short story he walks around in Manhattan and imagines how things once were. He thinks about how the Indians walked around in the snow many decades ago and about his old physical education trainer, Hetherington. His thoughts are depressing and he thinks “Was my life an extraordinary one?” It sounds like Gerard thinks that his life soon will come to an end. It is like Gerard tries to escape from reality and do not really see what is going on around him. Expect from his daughter his life have been full of mistakes. He loves his daughter more than anything and he sees her as the light of his life. The ironic thing is that his daughter actually was the outcome of a mistake. With all these stories in his head Gerard walks around and suddenly he sees his old love: Laurel. This is the turning point in the story. Laurel is the only person Gerard ever loved. Long time ago Gerard and another woman called Issy were lovers. But by a mistake Issy became pregnant and Gerard and Issy decided to move together. That ended things Laurel. Issy and Gerard did not have a great relationship, actually the opposite. That’s why Issy decided to move away from Gerard and her newborn child. She didn’t want to be a mother but only to fulfill her own dreams. Unfortunately Issy died leaving Gerard and Lucy alone. After all these years Gerard and Laurel finally meets again. Both are now
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