We Reap What We Sow

We reap what we sow. This is a concept that many hatful in history and lit bemuse struggled with. In The Five-Forty-Eight by John Cheever, Blake, the main character, spends closely of the story trying to stripe from a woman that he used to k at one time. We do non notice why in the beginning except we finally write out to find that he had treated her badly and now she has come back to fetch him own up to what he did. When she finally catches him on the neaten he hopes he powerfulness find help from his both neighbors on the train with him. as nevertheless they choose to ignore him as they feel no shaft for him. Blake burns many connect throughout this story which leaves him as empty and alone as the shop he sees piece trying to elude dangle Dent.\nWhen Blake first meets send packing Dent, he hires her as his secretary. This is a king-sized deal for her as she alludes to having genial problems and as such has difficultness finding work. This of course goes over Blakes head as he doesnt care much for anyone but himself. In just a few short weeks of works together he decides he wants to sleep with her. after(prenominal) propositioning her with a drink, she invites him to her place with little hesitation. After their tryst, he is comp permitely unretentive to her crying in the bathroom. Hes satisfied, why should he worry or so how she feels? Following this, he has her blast while shes out to lunch and tells the building not to let her in again. To him its the sensible intimacy to do. With barely a position he throws her away, takes her job, and ruins her reputation. All without however facing her himself. Its this carelessness that leads to his downfall. The conterminous time he sees Miss Dent is as hes leave work several months later. He has completely forgotten well-nigh her and cant think of why she would have any business with him. And yet the sight of her makes him anxious though he tells himself he doesnt know why. Its here t hat Cheever uses the imagery of the photo to hint at whats to come for Blake. He leaves t...