To Be Of Use Passage Analysis

The common theme of the two passages is being satisfied with yourself when you do something useful. We see the theme in the first passage when the narrator clearly states that he is satisfied with himself. The narrator in the first passage says, “ When I was done, I stood leaning on my shovel for a moment, looking with satisfaction down the long path that stretched to the corner.” This is clear evidence of the theme in this story. In passage two the theme is also easily recognized. The title “To be of use” , is clear evidence that the theme of the story is being of use, which is very similar to the theme of the first passage.

A lesson that both of these passages can teach is that you are obligated to be of use , and that once you are of