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Alison Voss CAN TEMPTATION BE A VIRTUE? Alice McDermott’s short story titled “Enough” provides many symbols of the protagonist’s inability to resist temptation. Temptation in this story becomes the main antagonist, first causing the reader to be amused, then judgmental and finally sympathetic to the protagonist. The omniscient third person point of view narration begins the story in a matter-of-fact tone, but by the ending the tone has changed to a justified understanding. The symbols in this story spotlight the protagonist’s pleasure seeking personality. The first symbol appears when the narrator explains the rotation of Sunday desserts. “One Sunday after the other and always in the same rotation. Ice cream being the pinnacle for her…” (145). The narrator goes on to explain how the empty bowls of her family members tempt the protagonist. “…lifted the spoon out of the other and, always, with a glance over her shoulder, licked the spoon front and back, and then raised the delicate bowl to her chin and licked that too…”(145). During her childhood the protagonist finds the pleasure she is seeking in ice cream and temptation begins to take hold of her. The tone of the story at this point gives the reader the impression of innocent indulgence.
Approximate Word count = 800
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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