In the short story "Fruit and Words" the main character continuously runs into problems. One of the main problems being marital troubles. These problems occur everywhere in society and unfortunately more often then anyone would like. As the main character is driving she craves a mango, however is in the middle of nowhere and nowhere would normally have them. This is an excellent metaphor relevant to marriage. This relays the fact that people have a unique and specific type of person that they look for and that exact definition of who you want is nearly impossible to find, similar to the nearly impossible to find mango.
Not only is a mango hard to find, but it is sweet and luscious with flavors that makes your taste buds explode (mango is of course, interchangeable with someone's actual favorite food). This description is metaphorically relevant to love. It is something that should overwhelm you and without a doubt be one of the most enjoyable feelings you've ever had in life. However the main character struggles in finding this feeling and as a result many unfortunate events unfold hinting and pressuring her to believe that she has officially lost all hope and can no longer find love. This is because the peaches (which are comparable to her lover or possible lovers) are rotten giving her no opportunities or possibilities whatsoever.
-Derek Guarino
Entries on "Fruit and Words" were actually due the previous week, however I will accept this entry past the deadline this one time. Keep in mind that your two entries for each week should be in response to what we have read for that particular week only.
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