Critical Analysis of the Story The Sky is Gray by Ernest Gaines

The title of the story "Ernest Gray" by Ernest Gains is ironic. It implies the sorrow of the story first, but implies future hope. Just like a clear cloud after the storm, James discovered that during his trip to Bayonne, the storm clouds in his life are passing through some sunlight.

Through the story, a very sad feeling is depicted. Such an environment creates this dimness. For example, the weather is very bad. James saw the cold, "I saw smoke from the cow's nose". After that, "The sleeve continues to fall, now it has gone down like a rain, enough is enough." Protecting yourself ... Show more

Because James' family can not receive very good medical care, you have to find the worst dentist (2 people in town) to treat toothache.

Prejudice against the James family (because they are poor and black) also brought great sorrow for them. This story happened before the civil rights movement, and it was very obvious when you saw how James and his mother were treated when they entered the city. As James said, "When I passed the small white-colored logo, I began looking for a seat (on the bus)", which was a general rule of the day. James and his mother can not enter white buildings. For example, James says their "big old red school, their children just run and play ... then we go through the cafe, I see a group of people between them eating meals I will. Dine in the colorful restaurant to the city center

In spite of all the darkness and despair, the title also suggests that the "gray" (mysterious) event points to the future hope (as the sun comes out after the storm). When I saw missionaries and young students participating in the discussion, James learned at the dental clinic that the accepted concepts and traditions had to be questioned and changed. Ministers believe there is no hope of acceptance. For example, it is not the place that we question daily questions of life, he believes it is on God. Under this

In "The Sky Is Gray" by Ernest J. Gaines and "Almos' A Man" by Richard Wright, the two protagonists show different degrees of maturity. "The sky is gray," Gainz showed how poverty matures James, and in "Almos man" the light showed how Dave proved his maturity by buying a gun. Influencing the shaping of James and Dave into men, including interactions with the environment and John Steinbeck, the helping factors exemplified the story of satisfaction, happiness and gratitude to God. He explained his personal experience and proved that material products are not the cause of happiness in our lives. This is our life and attitude towards God. The background of this story is the Great Depression of the 1930s, in which the United States and the whole world witnessed the most serious thing.

Critical analysis of the story "Ernest is Gray" by Ernest Gains Ernest Gain's story "The sky is gray" is ironic. It implies the sorrow of the story first, but implies future hope. Like clouds clean after the storm, James discovered that in his journey to Bayonne, the storm clouds in his life had passed the sunlight. Through the story, a very sad feeling is depicted. Such an environment creates this dimness. - The sky is the same anywhere. It is not a change over time but a testimony of the era when quietly quietly recording the rise and descent of humankind and the country quietly while floating in and around the Earth. There is a sense of history about the sky. This is the sky when Walta was confined in the thunder 200 years ago, or when Jesus preached at the top of the mountain 2000 years ago. Even in front of the earth and the stars, of course, it is in front of Jesus.

Ernest J. Gains was 30 years old when "The sky was gray" was first published in 1963, but the story was published as the second of the Bradlines until 1968, five years later did. A story, a theme intertwined with a gathering of today's readers. In the most turbulent era of the civil rights movement, the story of this line depicts a less rude but probably more racistly primitive era. Louisiana state from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. "Sky is gray" contains a lot of themes and images Gains repeatedly repeated in his work: under the theme of personal responsibility, grace and morality, under pressure; mysterious thing The image of the father missing in the family and the family expressing love in harsh words and silence rather than the public's praise and love