"Beloved Juggler"

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that Dennis Vannatta's short story, "Beloved Juggler" celebrates the love between a father and son, focusing on the feelings of the son. The paper portrays how the story deals with the pain of a son coming to grips with the death of his beloved parent. It also conveys the story's warm, loving tone that draws the reader in and shows how the story achieves much of its power through its relative simplicity.

From the Paper:

"This story achieves much of its power through its relative simplicity. Instead of attempting to detail every aspect of the relationship between father and son, Vannatta settles for focusing on just one key symbol - juggling. Throughout the story, the father boasts that he can juggle impossibly difficult objects. The juggling feats are so extreme that they give the story a humorous tone. While he never actually juggles, if one reads the juggling as symbolic, then perhaps the father does indeed juggle. If he was a good father - and it is clear that he must have been, judging by the son's feelings - then he would have had to juggle many things in his life. For example, parenting, working, being a husband, playing ball, etc. Thus, the juggling symbol may be viewed as an oblique tribute to the father's abilities and achievements. It certainly seems likely that the juggling symbol is meant as a tribute, because of the fact that the story is characterised by a warm and loving tone."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Vannatta, Dennis. "Beloved Juggler."

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