For this paper, I chose the short story author Bret Harte. I had never heard of him before we read his story The Outcasts of Poker apartment for class, but I enjoyed that story, so I thought he would be interesting to read. I read five stories, The percentage of military manna from heaven Camp, Miggles, Tennessees Partner, The Idyl of Red Gulch, and Brown of Calaveras. In these stories, deuce common themes appeared. They were the theme that hidden beauty exists in the minelaying camps and frontier towns and the theme that miners and men of the west are not as tough as they may look.
The peril of Roaring Camp is about the son of a prostitute. His mother dies in childbirth, so the mining camp he is born in decides to raise him. The son is taken care of by a miner named tubby using milk from a donkey. other miner named Kentuck also helps with the boy. The miners name the boy Tommy Luck or the Luck for short, because they feel that he brings good luck to their camp. The original winter after the Luck was born is a awkward one. With the added amount of snow, the rivers and streams around the mining camp begin to flood. one dark, the river closest to the camp floods, sweeping away the cabin where Stumpy and the Luck live. Kentuck tries to rescue the boy, but ends up dying with the boy in his arms.
His final words are, Tell the boys Ive got the Luck with me now (Harte 14).
Miggles is about some people traveling by stage. A flood destroys the bridge they need to cross to apply their destination, so they are told to stop at Miggles. When they arrive, Miggles house is broken-down so they let themselves inside. As they enter the house, they see a mentally handicapped paralytic. They are confused and dont know what to do, until a young woman comes in and tells them she is Miggles and the man is Jim. She fixes them dinner, and lets them spend the night. She tells them how she was once a saloon girl, and one night Jim came into her room perfectly normal but collapsed onto the...If you want to possess a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay
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