Krithik Kanish ENG 2D0 Ms Jhonston April 10, 2023 “Dinner For Two” Do you ever feel boxed in, almost like you have no breathing room, and there is no escape from the amount of work that is being almost forced upon you? Those who surrender themselves to the pressures of society, feel isolated and backed into a corner, always suffer from a lack of them being able to form their own identity and accomplish their dreams. In the short story “Dinner For Two” the author uses syntax and diction to express how the pressures of society can box in someone, making them feel like they are in a tight space, almost as if they were choking. Throughout the story, the author wants to bring home the point that Jenny is trapped in an endless cycle of work, without any breaks. The author uses strong descriptive words to bring home this point, even …show more content…
“She felt the need to speak nostalgically, not of her relationship, her gray, childless marriage, but of her childhood, fruitful and delicious.” (Khraishi 45). The author uses strong words here to describe Jenny’s relationship at the moment, with “gray”, which indicates the words colorless and bland as she has no one to speak to but husband, who is very robotic. Another reason the author describes her marriage as gray, is because gray directly represents the emotions of loneliness, isolation, moodiness, and depression. Jenny feels all of these feelings, as she has no kids, pets, or anyone to talk to as her husband does the same thing all the time and she is stuck to the same routine, and can’t break out, as she has to fit in with society and all the other wives. The author also uses the word, “childless marriage” because she has no kids, as stated before, as she chose not to. Once she talks about her gray, childless relationship, she compares her current life with her childhood, as fruitful and delicious, where anything could come out of it. The word delicious is directly related