Common Structure to Enlightenment Ticket to Minto and Lame Shall Enter First
The short stories “Ticket to Minto” by Sohrab Homi Fracis and “The Lame Shall Enter First” by Flannery O’Connor share a common theme of loss and enlightenment expressed through similar framework. ... In the case of “Ticket to Minto” the supporting character is actually a group of people, but the underlying principals remain the same. ... This structural quality of the two stories supports a loss and enlightenment theme and is relied on heavily through out both stories. The most noticeable opinion comes in “Ticket to Minto”. ... It accomplishes the same thing as “Ticket to Minto” in two parts instead of one. After the initial character development unfolds, both authors work on contradicting the reader’s first impressions. ... In “Ticket to Minto” this revelation is brought on by a final, convincing event. ... “We packed rapidly, were mutely grateful to run into no one on our way out of Minto. ... The short stories “Ticket to Minto” and “The Lame Shall Enter First” share a common theme of loss and enlightenment expressed through similar framework. ... These revelations provide an excellent source of enlightenment for the characters as well as the readers.