Mary Postgate by Rudyard Kipling

Mary Postgate is a name of the short story that Rudyard Kipling wrote before his son died in World War One. Mary Postgate story is so complex. Mary's character is more complex than I thought of. 

The beginning of the story, Mary was the nurse. She serves for the Village Nursing Committee. She took care of Miss. Fowler, middle of 55's, crippled from a disease called rheumatoid arthritis. Mary and Miss. Fowler knew each other after Miss. Fowler's nephew was thrown out from the orphanage, he is eleven years old. Mary stood her up herself and willing to help them. She has her business with education, practiced with public and private school. She does the responsible of checking the printed cloth-lists, wrote down extra of bills, wrote to doctors, nurses, masters, and matrons. Miss. Fowler repaid her for what she have done.  Mary's personality is variable. She can be very hold back, barely to show her feelings. She can be humorous, serious, laid-back, hard-working if needed, helpful, and caring. Miss. Fowler was bragged about her. She told everyone that Mary is a wonderful woman and she can lead a good future, life, and a big difference in her time period. Mary has deal alot with herself after her parents' death. She suffered alot after many deaths ahead her. Miss. Fowler decided to give her some poison drink so she can rest in peace without any pain. In the end, she laid so handsome as Miss. Fowler said. Actually, it confuses me in someway about death situations. I don't actually understand the story but I am trying my best =)

Smokers by Tobias Wolff

I have been reading "Smokers." At first, it was confused because of secret characters and whose the one that speaking. In the class, a teacher explained to us all about the story and I understood completely after I read the Smokers over again. 

It is all about three characters who had a fight triangle, more likely envy. Let me describe those three characters in the Smokers. First, a Narrator who has envy problems. We decided to call him Tobias because the author of the story named Tobias Wolff. Tobias is a bright guy and he likes to hunt animals with his dad, also he is a good writer.  Secondly, Eugene is from Indiana, a skilled swimmer, he is the only one student whose smokes. Third, Talbot is a well-known because his father races car, he and his family donated hockey rink, and very laid-back. Three of them are bright students and all of them receive scholarships from private school named Choate Prep School.

They fought against each other often, to show who is the better. The envy situation becomes worse after Talbot thumbs down when Tobias asked him to be his roommate. Talbot and Eugene decided to be roommates and it led Tobias to be jealous. The point why Tobias has to be jealous, I don't really know. In the moment, Tobias invited Talbot to play tennis but somehow Talbot never show up. It makes Tobias to be upset more. The envy between them develops more because Talbot hangs out with Eugene often and their bond became stronger, Tobias felt rejected. Later on, the emotions in the story became worse. Tobias gave up and made a plan. He planned and reported the dorm supervisor that Eugene smokes in the room and in the building which is illegal. The dorm supervisor found out that Eugene smoked in his closet and decided to kick him out from the school. So therefore, Talbot and Eugene are not the roommates anymore. After Eugene was kicked out from the school. Tobias has his chance to be roommate with Talbot. Perhaps. Actually, Talbot doesn't care if Eugene was kicked out. In the end, are they roommates and did Tobias's plan successful? I don't know, maybe?