<p>I have to know this short story for an exam and I really don't understand it. It has no real plot and I don't see a point to it.</p>
<p>help</p>
<p>this is a hilarious story.</p>
<p>I know but at the same time it's hard to describe. I has no real plot (rising action, climax etc.), and what's it's point or theme?</p>
<p>what class is this for?</p>
<p>english. .. .</p>
<p>uh. yea it does.</p>
<p>to me the story is basically about being overwhelmed</p>
<p>lol. i feel compelled to write a paper about it and post it here.</p>
<p>You don't need to write a paper just explain its point and plot lol.</p>
<p>you have to develop your own take on it.
there are multitudes of different things i could say about this thing.</p>
<p>its not that hard. forget the plot. itll come to you later. just form an opinion. and work from there.</p>
<p>...the absurdity of life?</p>
<p>or you could right about how the whole thing is an attempt at humor.</p>
<p>I have an opinion of the theme, in fact, I have 2 possible themes. I just don't know how it can have a plot if story always stays on the same level. Is the plot in the language rather than the events? Is the climax the highest point of peculiarity in the story?</p>
<p>This story is about the joy and futility of modern corporate life. Its underlayng premise or theme is that the benefits gained by being a "cube dweller" cannot compensate for the loss of "humanity". Monkeys do not understand the reasons for their behavior in primate society; submit to the alpha, whack the omega, try not to be identified as an omega, seek food, seek joy But they learn what they have to do and they do it to survive. So do corporate drones not really understand why they do the things they do. But they know they have to do them to survive.</p>
<p>thanks^ :D I have three themes now, but still no idea what the plot is.</p>
<p>The lack of a comprehensible plot for the story is one of the mechanisms the author utilizes to state his points regarding the futilile but occassionaly rewarding nature of corporate life.</p>
<p>Not having a "real" plot is part of the sarcasm or humor used to deride corporate existence.</p>
<p>By the way, what is the "plot" of life?</p>
<p>I think this piece reflects the workplace dynamics and their implications in greater society.</p>
<p>You have my full permission to use those words on your exam.</p>
<p>As a cold, calculating sociopath, I found this story HILARIOUS. I almost fell out of my chair laughing in some spots.</p>
<p>i think it is also important that it is called "orientation." its about the disorientating complication of everyday life. ive defiantly read this before somewhere...i wish i knew where.</p>
<p>OH! it was on this american life in 1996 This</a> American Life its especially good when read
hahaha, i love this</p>
<p>This story is about a seasoned employee explaining to a new co-worker about the banal, soul-sucking, monotonous reality of the career he is about to have and warns him about the idiosyncrasies of his fellow co-workers that he'll have to deal with everyday.</p>
<p>Yuck, I sound like I'm copying this out of cliff notes. X_X Oh well...</p>
<p>All of my papers sound like I plagiarized them. But since my papers have been that way from the beginning, teachers generally don't suspect anything. They've never asked me about it.</p>
<p>Anyway, the trainer doesn't see the workplace as monotonous at all. If he or she saw it that way, he or she would have told the new employee his or her new job, and that would be it. The trainer must have an appreciation for what happens at the office.</p>
<p>One can also infer that the trainer is rather arrogant, and he or she feels superior to his or her coworkers. Is there one coworker whom the trainer truly appreciates?</p>
<p>There has to be a better way than saying "he or she" all the time.</p>