Zz Packer

ZZ Packer The Alternative overshadow Narrative By our second day at Camp Crescendo, the girls in my goblin troop had obstinate to kick the asses of each and every(prenominal) girl in Brownie Troop 909 (Packer p. 1). Not exactly how mavin would think a brownie girl would act, but thats the trope, author ZZ Packer sets in every one and only(a) of her stories, in Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. Like most authors, ZZ Packer has her own style of writing. She uses same patterns and techniques throughout her collection of short stories.I will look at two of her stories and how they relate to her style of writing. Brownies is a story that umteen people of cultural value can relate too. This short story has m whatsoever moral values in it. Brownies takes place at Camp Crescendo, a summer camp for stern graders near the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. The story is told in first person by an African American girl named medal, too known as Snot. On the second day of camp Laurel announces to a ll the girls in her Brownie Troop that they were going to kick the asses of every girl in the troop, who were all white girls.The black girls dislike the white girls the minute they saw them. There ringleader Arnetta, said they smell like chihuahuas. Wet chihuahuas (Packer p2). The black girls incur seen whites before, but theyve never really had much to do with them. Being at the camp with them was the closest come upon theyve ever had. which made it realistic and hard to not have any hatred towards them. This story is one of Packers most obvious labels that she usually talks about.As the story goes on, it follows another patten how the narrator of the story Laurel is a loner. Ever since the first grade she has always gotten made fun of, and got the nickname Snot. The emmet of the Self is another story that Packer talks about. It follows the themes of blacks to minorities, the presence of blacks on the east coast, and the main spirit Spurgeon is a loner. The Ant of the Self is a story about Spurgeon, the intelligent son of dig Bivens Jr.Throughout the story he finds himself carrying the burden of supporting his self centered father on his shoulders. Ray doesnt know the true meaning of an intimate relationship and is oblivious to his own sons needs. When view about a father son relationship, you would imagine love, respect, laughter, and support, but when it comes to Spurgeon and his father, their relationship can be set forth as a business transaction. Spurgeon always supports his father, whatever it may be and he never gets any acknowledgement from his father for being there.In the beginning of the short story Spurgeon bails his father out of jail with silver that he earned, and instead of his father showing appreciation or thanking him, he tells him Opportunities. Youve got to invest your money if you deprivation opportunities (Packer p82). The car ride home his Spurgeons father thinks of ways of making fast money, and comes up with an idea. Spurge on tries congress his father that its a bad idea, but of course he doesnt listen. This story, like some others ends with a the lack of a happy ending.