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Injustice In Anna Metcalfe's Number Three

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The injustice in the world exists in many different shapes and sizes. Some are born in wealthier societies than the rest, some lose loved ones too early and some are simply treated unfair according to their actions. The injustices that the main character in “Number Three” (2014) by Anna Metcalfe faces are numerous. She does her very best to keep everyone contented, but it is not enough. In the end the lack of satisfaction her director feels, gets her fired. At this moment she experiences even more unfairness towards her than usually and she cannot do anything against it. What can a woman like her do? Someone with zero influence and no support whatsoever, will she fight against the injustice she has experienced? The injustices in the world are in the short story portrayed through Miss Coral, who is also the main character. She has been in the city for five years and she comes from the country, she is still not completely …show more content…

Mr James is here shown to misunderstand a Chinese gesture. The way he and Miss Coral acts throughout the story is total opposites because of the different cultures they come from: “Miss Coral recoils. His words strike her as rude.” (P.-10, l.-70). Whereas Mr James openly talks about his needs, Miss Coral believes that it is rude to openly demand something. In the end Mr James sends a letter to Miss Coral telling her how pretty she is, but meanwhile he has sent a letter to Teach China about his dissatisfaction of his time in China. This shows that he does not understand how Miss Corals standing in the school was; he does not think about how his letter could totally ruin her career and get her fired, he simply does what he wants, without thinking about the consequences it can have, the total opposite of Miss

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