I found this to be a very well written piece. The combination of a story that contains a poem and two letters makes it a more diverse piece, and makes it more interesting to the reader. That way, the reader does not just get bored reading through the same type of prose the entire time. The point of view by which this piece was written was very effective in giving it some character. Quite obviously, it is written by the point of view of an old man, and the quirks and traits of this old man get intertwined with the story and make it more interesting to read. For example, the snippets of Yiddish that are included allow us to get a better feel for his character, and make it more humorous to re