
Wolff writes, “He doesn't have time for anything but lowering the bridge, and just barely enough time for that. Mike’s state of affairs backs to the theme of sacrifice. Frank’s appeal to Godly love is imperative because it helps him to get over the grief of being hurt by a woman. Human love disappoints Frank but God’s love, which Frank underscores throughout his preaching, gives him fortitude. Tobias Wolff delves into two categories of love namely: human love and God’s love. The closure of the road does not hamper him from following his objective of driving home he seizes his opportunity by opening the road after the trooper’s departure. He emboldens his son to remove the barricade so that they can go home. For example he sneaks the narrator “into a nightclub during his last visit, to see Thelonious Monk.” Also, the narrators’ father applies the Carpe diem ideology when he outmaneuvers the state trooper. The narrator’s father adopts the Carpe Diem ideology. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous

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In its final effect, such a technique is both nail-biting and entertaining. These short stories all take place in many different places, such as Vietnam, but Wolff uses humor to convey a single truth about truth, which connects every short story into one. These stories are all connected and form a complex plot that shows the inevitableness of truth. A man is shot, another man is fired for writing an untrue obituary, a man loses his mind, a woman is uneasy about her brother, and a girl is attacked by a dog. It has a complicated plot that involves many certain instances that ultimately intertwine together. The Night in Question by Tobias Wolff was published in 1996. Written by Olivia C and other people who wish to remain anonymous

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