This week one of the stories we read was “Yours” by Mary Robinson. In this short story we read about a young woman named Allison and her older husband Clark; they carve pumpkins together and enjoy the view from their porch. At the end we learn why Allison wears a wig, which is because she is dying. On her death bed, Allison tells her husband that if her wig falls off she doesn’t want him to look. One thing that stood out to me in this story was the presumptions we have as the readers. When we read that Allison is 43 years younger than Clark, we assume that she will outlive him when in fact she is quickly dying. Another thing that came to mind was the expectations put on people even in reading, in this case, beauty. Even while on her death bed Allison is concerned with her appearances and keeping her wig on to hide her uncontrollable hair loss. Another story we had to read was by the same author, Mary Robison, titled “I am twenty-one”. In this story the reader gets a personal account of an average student who excels in art history. Most of the story takes place during an exam and leaves an unanswered question which was, what was the ringing in their head. Both stories I read from the beginning of the week are in first person limited point of views, and include a character named Clark.