Life’s Mistakes Many authors use a central theme or main idea to unify their works. Sometimes these themes incorporate forms of imagery, such as tactile imagery or visual imagery, to help support their theme, and make this main idea more apparent to the reader. Carol Shields, in her short story “Fifteen Minutes in the Life of Larry Weller”, uses this technique to its fullest, as she describes to the reader the lifestyle of her …showed first 75 words of 832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 832 total…with all your pores wide open. When it turns, you turn too (Shields 592) Although Larry tries to control his life as best he can, he begins to understand that life just happens, and no routine can ever stop life from just happening. Works Cited Shields, Carol. Fifteen Minutes in the Life of Larry Weller. Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mendell. 4th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt, 2001. 587-594. Life’s Mistakes