• The Short Story "Wyoming: The Solace of Open Spaces" by Gretel Erlich

     

    Essays2 Literature

Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Extract

Wyoming, not just a barren state, but the home of a community
"The solitude in which westerners live makes them quiet" (Erlich 209), but this does not mean they hide from human contact, for example, the people of Wyoming. There people, in one way or another, keep in contact with each other and they keep in touch with reality. In the short story, "Wyoming: The Solace of Open Spaces," Gretel Erlich writes about the tight community in Wyoming. Although they are separated geographically, they are not isolated individuals, they are far from isolated. …

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