David Foster Wallace's 'Incarnation Of Burned Children'

David Foster Wallace’s “Incarnation of Burned Children” is about 3 characters, mom, dad, and a toddler. A pot of boiling water falls off the stove, and the toddler gets burned by the boiling water. The quote “If you never wept and want to, have a child”, means that parenthood is a rewarding experience, but it does not come without pain suffering. The daddy is the protagonist and he is also the antagonist. He is the protagonist because he immediately comes to his child’s rescue when he hears the child crying out. He is also the antagonist because he is the child’s rescuer and his tormentor. He rescues the child but fails to realize that the child is still burning because his diaper is full of steaming water. In my opinion the story is good. It shows how parents care for their child, parents might slip up sometimes but it’s a part of parenting all you can do is learn from it and fix your mistakes.

“That Settles That”

Tilton short story “That Settles That” is about two boys that are living together and one boy says “You can not write a short story in just 55 words, you idiot!” and the other one kills him dead right on spot. Sam is the protagonist in the story because he is the one that commits the crime of killing his roommate. The antagonist would be Tom the roommate because he is innocent one that doesn’t do anything to make Sam want to kill him. The title is significant because it ties in perfectly with what happens in the story. The title “That Settles That” means this is the end and since Tom told him he couldn’t write a short story with just 55 words. He didn’t want him to keep telling him that, so he settles it by killing him and so the title “That Settles That” fits perfectly with what happened in the