Big Vs Little In the End

"End of The Line" by Aimee Bender is an interesting story in that it is a fantasy that takes place in our very real world. It tells of the struggles faced by not only the little people in our society, but the "normal" big people too. The more important message that I got from the reading was the struggles of an average man living in our society. He didn't belong to any clique or social group, he was a loner that didn't want to be the one that was hurting anymore. I think this is the biggest reason he bought the little man from the store.

By torturing the little man and holding him against his will it transferred the pain of the big man to the little man. The big man was no longer alone or the only one feeling pain. The little man didn't belong in the big people society he belonged with his own kind, his family. It is my belief that the big man envied the little man because he did fit in with his own people and that's all the big man wanted. The last 2 pages explain a lot when the big man offers to guard the gates for the little people and asks to joins their society. It sums up all of the feelings and emotions of the big man. He only wants a place to fit in. (Shawn Parkhurst, 9)