The Old Man Isn T There Anymore Short Story Summary

“ The Old Man Isn't There Anymore by Kellie Schmitt.” Schmitt is a private person she does not share much information about her life. Schmitt mentions in her story about her husband Greg going to Shanghai. Reading Schmitt's story, she expresses a lot of her feelings and shows emotions. Schmitt's emotions shows humor, sadness, and confusion at the end of the story. When living in Shanghai she is opened to a different culture such as Chinese people are not big on sweets. Shanghai's different ways of dressing as she has explained in her story. Schmitt showed symbolism in her story buying red roses and drinking sugar water. Schmitt showed love for a neighbor who she called “ Grandpa” who had passed away in her apartment building. Then finding out it was not even “ Grandpa” who actually passes away. Shanghai China, Schmitt got to encounter new food and she even tried fermented mare's milk in Mongolian yurt. Schmitt even went falcon hunting in Yunnan. Schmitt lived in Shanghai for one and a half years. Schmitt writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal,World Hum and

When Schmitt moved into the building Schmitt wanted to show her appreciation by making brownies. When Schmitt found out that “Grandpa had died she wanted to get sympathy flowers. Little did Schmitt realize, in China when someone passes away white flowers are associated with death ( Schmitt 109). After the funeral when “ Grandpa” was being cremated the family paid extra so that “ Grandpa” could have a private burning without getting the wrong ashes of a stranger. After the funeral the family drank sugar water . Sugar water was a “ symbol of heavenly bliss that came in the form of iced tea juiced boxes.” At the end of Schmitt's story she expresses while walking in the hallway they exchange hello's and ni hao. ( Schmitt