I am a fool
“I’m a fool” is the story of a young man that tends horses. He trains and looks after racing horses. His job makes him to associate with gambling and people who do it. He tells us about his best friend, Burt, who is a black man. At first the narrator seems to be proud of who he is and where he stands socially; but, as the story goes on, the man’s personality changes slowly. He dresses up as a high-class person and goes to the race track. There, he sees a man with a “cane and a Windsor tie” (P.74), which is in his eyes, “putting on airs”. So he goes to the bar, beside the man, and orders some drink to show him that he is also as well as the man. Then, he goes to the track. There, he notices Miss Lucy Wesson and fells in love with her. So, he goes to her, who is standing with her brother and his girlfriend. He starts a conversation with them during which he tells all sorts of lies about his identity, just to attract the girl. By the end of the story, as they are leaving him to their house, she suggests that she write letters for him; but he will never get the letters because she thinks he is somebody else: A son of Mr. Mathers, the owner of some coal mines and a big stable. But in real
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Approximate Word count = 1094
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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