Aims and Intentions
In the short stories “Lessons in Love” and “The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant”, both of the authors employ characters who are chased by short sighted protagonists. Even though love plays a key role in the texts, it doesn’t blind or bind the characters being chased like the protagonists. This is caused by the alternate goals the pursued seek to enjoy. The two characters desired by the protagonist boast many similarities to each other but also many differences. Both personas are older, and wealthier in comparison to their corresponding pursuers. Yet besides all their wealth and years they seek accessory amusements. Sheila Mant the girl pursued by a respectful and peculiar boy in “The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant” possesses