”Save as Many as You Ruin” is a short story written by the author Simon Van Booy in 2007. It is set in the suburban of Manhattan, New York. There is no specific month being mentioned, but it is snowing so it takes place during the winter. The story takes place in mid to late 20th century. There is no exact flashbacks or flash-forwards during the story, but the main character is several times thinking back at something and almost telling about the situation in his mind. One of these memories are
Analysis Save as many as you ruin Sometimes our life can be unkind, with all its difficult choices and we are going to make mistakes for the rest of our lives. Some mistakes that we cannot forget. Some that we are going to regret. But at some point in our life, we will get a chance to make up for our past. That chance, is a chance given to Gerard, the main character, in Simon Van Booy’s short story Save as many as you ruin. The story focuses on Gerard’s’ life, and takes a look on his mind. How
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