Making difficult decisions show up in life more often than...

Making difficult decisions show up in life more often than realized. These choices can alter a person’s life in good and bad ways. â€Å"The Bicycle† by Jillian Horton is a story that focuses on a young talented pianist named Hannah. Throughout the story Hannah deals with the strict teachings of her Tante Rose, which leads her to make ironic decisions. Similarly, in the story â€Å"Lather and Nothing Else† by Hernando Tellez, the barber undergoes a dilemma in which he must consider his moral values before making his final decision. Both stories have a protagonist that face conflicts which lead to difficult decision making, and in the end leads the characters to discover themselves. In both stories the authors use the literary devices theme, irony†¦show more content†¦Horton and Tellez both portray the theme of making difficult choices in their stories. The protagonist’s in each story consider all their options and think ahead before making a life changing decision. In the stories â€Å"The Bicycle† and â€Å"Lather and Nothing Else† both Horton and Tellez use symbolism to portray an overall theme of making difficult choices. In â€Å"The Bicycle† Hannah has her life completely controlled by her Tante Rose. She has no freedom because she is forbidden to break the Sabbath in anyway, and due to Tante Rose’s previous traumatic experience with a bicycle, she is absolutely forbidden to ride one. In the end, Hannah chooses to go against her aunts wishes and rides a bicycle. She expresses that she wanted to â€Å"prove she had some control over her own life† (Horton 35). The bicycle acts as a symbol of freedom; from Hannah breaking the promise she made to her Tante Rose, to having control of her own life and becoming who she wanted to be from the start. Likewise, in â€Å"Lather and Nothing Else† the barber untimely had a choice of being a murderer or hero. 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