"Aunt Moon's Young Man"

This story was an interesting story which was very similar to that of "Seventeen Syllables." In this story, haiku and a young man also play a critical role. Major theme's of this story include a cultural and generational gap between the protagonist and her mother, who was an immigrant. The narrator is very naive in the story, and it is easily seen how the mother knows more than she does.

The story is a coming of age story. The girls mother tells her to get out, and never to fall in love, because she did not. She says that the men in their small town are not worthwhile, that they are all drunk and spend all their time gambling. The resolution of the story is that the girl get out of the town, as her mom wants.

The girl has three locations of freedom. Aunt Moon's house is one of these locations. However, she was forbidden from going there since Issac moved in. The second location is the bathroom at the fairgrounds. Here she smokes cigarretts, and sees a pervert. Lastly, she feels free when she is on the road.

The story was alright, however, it was too similar to "Seventeen Syllables" to seem worthwhile reading.