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14 de dic. de 2020 · As an ELA-10 teacher, I am sharing this continued masterful reading of the short story "The Palace Thief" written by Ethan Canin since there's only one publi...
Story 1 Summary: “Accountant”. Abba Roth is an accountant born in Daly City, California. He has worked at the Priebe, Emond & Farmer firm in San Francisco “since the last days of the Eisenhower administration” and describes his life leading up to the great “trespass” that changed its course (1). While Roth was growing up in Daly ...
In "The Palace Thief," Hundert's reunion with his former students develops the idea that "man's character is his fate," by showing how little they have all changed after more than forty years, ...
Abba Roth, the protagonist of “Accountant,” styles himself as disciplined, cautious and, above all, practical. He conducts his business affairs in “a neutral suit and striped tie, on the supposition that overgrooming was superior to under” (52) and even wears his Oxford brogues in his own home. He seems to lack even an iota of ...
About The Palace Thief “Extraordinary for its craft and emotional effect . . . [Ethan Canin is] a writer of enormous talent and charm.” –The Washington Post “Character is destiny,” wrote Heraclitus–and in this collection of four unforgettable stories, we meet people struggling to understand themselves and the unexpected turns their lives have taken.
160 A THE PALACE THIEF In retrospect, ho,vever, perhaps my strategy ,vas a mistake, for to convince a boy of his o,vn stupidity is to shoot a poison ous arrow indeed. Perhaps Sedgewick Bell's life would have turned out more nobly if I had understood his motivations right away and treated him differently at the start.
8 de ago. de 2006 · The Palace Thief (5 stars): The best story in the bunch. A young teacher at a prestigious prep school feels some sympathy for a troubled student, which leads to him making some errors in judgement. The story revolves around their teacher-student relationship, as well as their relationship 40 years later.
