In the story “We Didn’t” by Stuart Dybek where the use of negotiations control the tempo in which the reader is taken through the scenes and builds tension. There are two love teenagers romantically caught up. First the sexual tension in the story creates a mood in the readers mind as if to be interested to climax with the story characters.
The two lovers had in mind having intimate sex and each time psyched through exciting bodily details, such as popcorn salt, sliding palm, whispers from the lady and a stare suggesting intimate emotions from Doris Day. The concept of the rosary winding the assessment mirror like a decorated, black snake depicting the existing conflict the speaker is in.
The failure of the couple to consummate their tender love because of the unresolved translation of a pregnant woman’s corpse which is initially described as beautiful and intriguing and this occurs just before they nearly lose their virginity.
The absence of sex creates a laden of tales that creates tension even in their numerous attempts to get intimate. The art of oral sex, caressing breasts and both their genitals and curdling creates a whole plot of mystery.
In the Story “Tiny Smiling Daddy” there is the depiction of conflict that is unresolved between a dad and the daughter as she enters her teenage hood and she becomes rebellious.
Kitty and Stew grow together being intimate friends but as she enters teenage hood all this intimacy is lost also she no longer finds her dad as funny as he used to be. It gets worse as she confesses to being a lesbian.
Stew is ashamed of his daughter’s uniqueness and doesn’t know how to regain their long lost bond. Kitty came visiting on Christmas much more beautiful than before and the beauty both offended and titillated her father’s senses. Kitty narrates on an article she wrote how she hang up on her dad filled with frustrations and has a list of things she could have said to show how hurt she was.
References
Scofield, Sandra J. The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer. New York: Penguin Books, 2007. Internet resource.
Gaitskill, Mary. Because They Wanted to: Stories. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Print.
Dybek, Stuart. I Sailed with Magellan. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. Print.
