Essay - Literature Newborn Thrown in the Trash Dies John Edgar Wideman's...

Literature

***** Thrown in the Trash Dies

John Edgar Wideman's short story, "newborn thrown in trash and dies" uses a very distinctive point of view for dr*****matic effect and irony. The ***** uses the viewpoint of an unwanted baby, thrown into a ***** shoot. The b*****by's last moments make up ***** story, from the baby's own internal point ***** view. Not only is this a unique point of view, it is also very emotional and moving. Thus, Wideman uses this point ***** view to make the impact of his ***** even more dramatic, dark, and depressing.

This disturbing and graphic s*****ry opens w*****h a first-person point of view that sounds rational and bitter at the same time. The first lines of the story indicate what is to come, just not to who, or why. ***** writes, "They say you see your whole life pass in review ***** instant be*****e you die. How would they know? If ***** die after the instant replay, you aren't around to tell anyone anything" (Wideman 1396). Thus, ***** reader ***** prepared for something unpleasant to occur, but it is ***** clear just how unpleasant that ***** going ***** be. In fact, the actually premise of the story does not ***** until much later, ***** already the view***** draws the ***** in, and makes them want to know ***** about this intelligent and embittered character.

There are times ***** the narration is funny or amusing, as long as ***** reader does not ***** what is coming next. The author uses humor in his ***** the same way he uses t***** po********** of *****, to jar the reader. Using humor ensures the reader will be even more affected by the reality that comes after the humor. This story in ***** is ***** funny at all; it ***** tragic. By us*****g humor, ***** author ***** the situation even more unfortunate, and that makes it ***** more remarkable to the reader. For example, early in the story he writes, "***** end is the end. And what you know at ***** end goes down the tu***** with you. I can speak to ***** know only because I haven't reached bottom yet. I'm on my way, faster than I ***** to be travel*****g and my journey won't take long" (***** 1396). Without the context ***** ***** rest of the *****, this just seems like any o*****r bitter and jaded individual who has reached the end of their life and is not ready for it ***** be over. In fact, the jaded words appear *****ous ***** wry, somehow. That changes when the context of ***** story be***** ***** - these are the thoughts ***** a dying baby on its way down a tr*****sh chute. When that is established ***** talk take on a new meaning, and that is exactly what the ***** intended. He needed to wake up professors to si*****ati*****s they might not even think were possible. By using this point of view, he certainly does just that, ***** it is