A Pathos Burger, Hold the Dreams
... had known before she had ever thought of being Mrs. Sommers. She herself indulged in no such morbid retrospection. She had no time - no second to devote to the past” (Chopin 49). Through this the reader can perceive that Mrs. Sommers has not a moment to spare, she has yet to bask in the simple luxury of the present let alone the past. She needs a break from the tedious day-to-day trail she faces, she needs to spend the money her way. As the story progresses, Mrs. Sommers lives the day as though it were her last. When her day comes to an end, Mrs. Sommers must return home. The author closes the story in writing, “In truth, he (the man sitting next to her) saw nothing unless he were wizard enough to detect a poignant wish, a powerful longing that the cable car would never stop anywhere, but go on with her forever” (Chopin 52). This quote portrays to the reader that although Mrs. Sommers lived her ...