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INTRODUCTION
• A Dill Pickle is a story about two characters, Vera and an unnamed man, that see each other for the first tim
after breaking up. The two characters run into each other at a restaraunt and share lunch together. The man
down together and begin to remenisce about the times they've shared with one another. Throughout their tim
the restaurant, the man goes on and on about himself telling many stories. He tries to portrait himself as a s
rich man, but often comes off as cheap. Throughout the stories the man tells, Vera is very conflicted with h
one moment she is very turned on by the man, and the beast in her busom is purring away, when all of a sud
will do something that will turn her off. She is very conflicted with the way she feels and has a "should I sta
go" mind set throughout her time with the man. Finally, however, the man insults her for the last time when
that she is wrapped up in herself, and Vera gets up and walks away.
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PLOT
Vera and the man first met after
six years broke up
They flashback their old
memories together
The man told
Vera that he went to Russia in his arrogant way
Vera is very conflicted
with her emotions Vera left the
conversation
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SETTING
Time - Six years ago when they
in love
- They met again after six years broke up
- Their first met duringafternoon
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They met again after six
years. The man was
sitting one of little
bamboo table decorated
with Japanese vase of
the daffodils. Vera
recognize him at the first
moment she saw the way
he peel the orange
CAFE
KEW GARDENSThey spent their first
afternoon. At that time the
man reminisces that Vera
was so surprised when
he did not know thenames of any flowers. But
then Vera saying
‘Geranium, marigold and
verbena’..
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CHARACTER
•VERA:- HER CHARACTER IS REVEALED THROUGH HER ACTIONS AND COMMENTS/DIALOGUE
- SHE DIDN’T GET TO FULFILL HER DREAM OF TRAVELING
- HAD A FEELING OF LONELINESS
- SHE HAD TO SELL HER PIANO AND SHE WAS QUITE UPSET THAT SHE WAS N’T ABLE TO
MUSIC.
-VERA IS MISCONCEPTION WHEN SHE THINKS HE’S CHANGED, BUT IT TURNS OUT HE H
VERA LIKED HIM AT THE BEGINNING AND NOW SHE DOESN’T ANYMORE
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•MAN:- CHARACTER IS REVEALED THROUGH ACTIONS AND
COMMENTS/DIALOGUE.
- HE IS OBSESSED WITH HIMSELF
- HE IS AN ARROGANT PERSON, A JERK, AND A MASSIVE BRAGGER.
- FAILURE OF GROWTH: DOESN’T MATURE, INTERRUPTS HER, AND
DOESN’T CARE ABOUT HER. HE HASN’T CHANGED AT ALL.