Tag Archives: The End of the World As We Know It

The fate of humankind…in the hands of a drunk.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

If there’s something more depressing about apocalypse/post-apocalypse stories, more specifically, The End of the World as We know It; it’s the characters who do nothing, who just fade away. There’s heroes, then there’s villains, and lastly, the forgotten, the “Wyndhams”. … Continue reading →

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Blonde in a washed-out kind of way…

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

The unnamed woman who arrives at the house near the end of the piece was a bit of a challenge. You get far more description of her than you ever do of Wyndham. At least physically. Mentally, I think we’re … Continue reading →

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Ann from The End of the World as We Know It

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

We don’t know much about the main character, Wyndham, and even less about his wife, Ann, but I thought I’d try. Her name is Ann. Beyond that, we don’t really know many concrete facts about her. We don’t know her … Continue reading →

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“The End of The World As We Know It” An Analysis of Wyndham

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

In “The End of the World As We Know It” a short story by Dale Bailey, the protagonist, Wyndham must deal with being the last man on earth.  We get very little physical description of Wyndham during the short piece. … Continue reading →

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