Alone at the Pink House (George and the Pink House By:Miguel Street)

This story has a very interesting way to get us to the final point, be alone. The story begins with the intimidating figure of George who lives in a pink house at Miguel Street. George treats his family very bad at the point to beat them. When his son grew up and his daughter get married he transformed his house with a lot of women and soldiers but a few more days George ended alone again. It's important to note that George's wife die in those before these process. I could say that he killed his own wife because the people who tell the story describe George like a person who abuse to his family especially to his wife. This story has a contemporary situation with the abuse in family. It's something that comes from generation by generation and this short story is other proof of that.

One important detail of this story is the house description. When something goes bad in a family also the house reflects the family feelings. We can see this when the author says, "George's house also made me feel afraid." And later say, "There was a dirty bed in one corner and in another there was a table and a stool. That was all. No curtains, no pictures on the wall." We need to imagine that a house is like a box which introduces to others what to expect in the inside.

Other important point is when the author said, "I found it hard to believe that George had a wife and son and daughter." It's very rare have all these good things and treat so badly. That's why people wonder why this beast has a family. If you have a family you need to act like a good father, good mother, good son or good daughter. You're an important piece of the family; in this case George doesn’t know how to work with it.

Finally, this story more than a review of the family abuse is an exhortation to appreciate what you have right now before you lose it. It's our decision if we want to live with the people we love or be alone at the pink house.