Summary Of The Lost Salt Of Blood By Alistair Macleod
When reading the short story, “The Lost Salt of Blood” by Alistair MacLeod, I found myself enraged. A burning fury towards the main character, the father, for abandoning his child using the worn-out excuse of his son to have a “better” life. In what world is it okay to abandon the responsibility of being a father and place it on someone else when you are fully capable? The more I read, the more I wanted to scream. Pure anger. By the time I finished reading this short story, I did not understand the reasoning behind these emotions. It was not until I took a few moments to myself and understood I was placing my own experiences into the story.
I would place myself in the perspective of the child I once was and know that regardless of whether …show more content…
In a sense, I found that I would relate to the father when envying his son for how happy he was. I regretfully went down the path of self-destruction in a way that caused more harm than good towards myself and dreamt of what other way I could behave. Seeing how the son, regardless of the circumstances, was humble no matter what. He would enjoy and cherish his time with all those around him, even with a complete stranger. He opened his heart to whomever and truly embodied happiness in its purest form.
I felt that the short story accurately gave life to the theme of choice and its consequences while also giving light to different perspectives. As much as I want to stay mad at the father for choosing to abandon his son not once, but twice, I am able to understand him. While I do not excuse or sympathize, I can say that the author is truly remarkable when he is able to show that there is reason behind every decision a character makes.
I also favoured the author’s style of storytelling because I find short stories usually a bore, but this is one of the very rare cases where my attention was captivated by the entirety of the story. I yearned to know what was going to happen next and would read ahead to the temptation. The author was able to draw in the reader and leave them to speculate with their own
I would place myself in the perspective of the child I once was and know that regardless of whether …show more content…
In a sense, I found that I would relate to the father when envying his son for how happy he was. I regretfully went down the path of self-destruction in a way that caused more harm than good towards myself and dreamt of what other way I could behave. Seeing how the son, regardless of the circumstances, was humble no matter what. He would enjoy and cherish his time with all those around him, even with a complete stranger. He opened his heart to whomever and truly embodied happiness in its purest form.
I felt that the short story accurately gave life to the theme of choice and its consequences while also giving light to different perspectives. As much as I want to stay mad at the father for choosing to abandon his son not once, but twice, I am able to understand him. While I do not excuse or sympathize, I can say that the author is truly remarkable when he is able to show that there is reason behind every decision a character makes.
I also favoured the author’s style of storytelling because I find short stories usually a bore, but this is one of the very rare cases where my attention was captivated by the entirety of the story. I yearned to know what was going to happen next and would read ahead to the temptation. The author was able to draw in the reader and leave them to speculate with their own