it would be better to say something is unusual, that breaks a traditional order.

In such a situation it is possible to presuppose that it is Kathleen who caused such a mess in his head and that this woman is special for Wiley. Soon this presupposition is proved by the following events that the author describes quite picturesquely. Wiley is tossed out of the bar and he cannot go home Kathleen. The author underlines that it is an extraordinary b

Tobias Wolff is one of the prominent American writers of the 20th century. He is well known by many works written in different periods of time but this paper would basically focus on one of his best short stories “The Life of the Body” that was published in “The Night in Question”. This short story is very impressive due to the reality of characters created by the author. Probably the most successfully he depicted the main character of “The Life of the Body”, Wiley, who seems to be one of an ordinary people of his time. The subject of a particular interest is his relation to Kathleen and women at large. The former will be analyzed in particular. In this paper I focus on the problem of the personality and behavior of Wiley, the main character of the short story, “The Life of the Body”, written by Tobias Wolff. Particularly, his relation to Kathleen is analyzed as well as her attitude to Wiley. The main point is that they both behave badly and probably, if they new each other they would wonderfully match up with one another.

Who is Wiley? The short story starts with the meeting of Wiley and Kathleen in the bar. At first glance, it seems that everything goes well. However, the behavior of Kathleen is to a certain extent provocative as “she was a little drunk. She touched him as she talked, his wrist, his hand, once even his thigh, top drive a point home.”. Practically, from the very beginning it becomes obvious that Wiley likes this woman and he is ready to surrender to such a provocative behavior. At the same time, at the very first passage we may also find an extremely important fact that characterize Wiley. What is meant here is that he does not practically hear what Kathleen is saying to him. This “rushing sound in his ears” warns a reader that something is wrong, or it would be better to say something is unusual, that breaks a traditional order.

In such a situation it is possible to presuppose that it is Kathleen who caused such a mess in his head and that this woman is special for Wiley. Soon this presupposition is proved by the following events that the author describes quite picturesquely. Wiley is tossed out of the bar and he cannot go home Kathleen. The author underlines that it is an extraordinary b

the Body”, Wiley, who seems to be one of an ordinary people of his time. The subject of a particular interest is his relation to Kathleen and women at large. The former will be analyzed in particular. In this paper I focus on the problem of the personality and behavior of Wiley, the main character of the short story, “The Life of the Body”, written by Tobias Wolff. Particularly, his relation to Kathleen is analyzed as well as her attitude to Wiley. The main point is that they both behave badly and probably, if they new each other they would wonderfully match up with one another.

Who is Wiley? The short story starts with the meeting of Wiley and Kathleen in the bar. At first glance, it seems that everything goes well. However, the behavior of Kathleen is to a certain extent provocative as “she was a little drunk. She touched him as she talked, his wrist, his hand, once even his thigh, top drive a point home.”. Practically, from the very beginning it becomes obvious that Wiley likes this woman and he is ready to surrender to such a provocative behavior. At the same time, at the very first passage we may also find an extremely important fact that characterize Wiley. What is meant here is that he does not practically hear what Kathleen is saying to him. This “rushing sound in his ears” warns a reader that something is wrong, or it would be better to say something is unusual, that breaks a traditional order.

In such a situation it is possible to presuppose that it is Kathleen who caused such a mess in his head and that this woman is special for Wiley. Soon this presupposition is proved by the following events that the author describes quite picturesquely. Wiley is tossed out of the bar and he cannot go home Kathleen. The author underlines that it is an extraordinary b

ley. The main point is that they both behave badly and probably, if they new each other they would wonderfully match up with one another.

Who is Wiley? The short story starts with the meeting of Wiley and Kathleen in the bar. At first glance, it seems that everything goes well. However, the behavior of Kathleen is to a certain extent provocative as “she was a little drunk. She touched him as she talked, his wrist, his hand, once even his thigh, top drive a point home.”. Practically, from the very beginning it becomes obvious that Wiley likes this woman and he is ready to surrender to such a provocative behavior. At the same time, at the very first passage we may also find an extremely important fact that characterize Wiley. What is meant here is that he does not practically hear what Kathleen is saying to him. This “rushing sound in his ears” warns a reader that something is wrong, or it would be better to say something is unusual, that breaks a traditional order.

In such a situation it is possible to presuppose that it is Kathleen who caused such a mess in his head and that this woman is special for Wiley. Soon this presupposition is proved by the following events that the author describes quite picturesquely. Wiley is tossed out of the bar and he cannot go home Kathleen. The author underlines that it is an extraordinary b

h, top drive a point home.”. Practically, from the very beginning it becomes obvious that Wiley likes this woman and he is ready to surrender to such a provocative behavior. At the same time, at the very first passage we may also find an extremely important fact that characterize Wiley. What is meant here is that he does not practically hear what Kathleen is saying to him. This “rushing sound in his ears” warns a reader that something is wrong, or it would be better to say something is unusual, that breaks a traditional order.

In such a situation it is possible to presuppose that it is Kathleen who caused such a mess in his head and that this woman is special for Wiley. Soon this presupposition is proved by the following events that the author describes quite picturesquely. Wiley is tossed out of the bar and he cannot go home Kathleen. The author underlines that it is an extraordinary b

it would be better to say something is unusual, that breaks a traditional order.

In such a situation it is possible to presuppose that it is Kathleen who caused such a mess in his head and that this woman is special for Wiley. Soon this presupposition is proved by the following events that the author describes quite picturesquely. Wiley is tossed out of the bar and he cannot go home Kathleen. The author underlines that it is an extraordinary behavior on the part of Wiley as “he could not allow this absurd picture of himself to survive in Kathleen’s mind. It was important that she know the truth about him, and not go through life believing that he was some kind of mouthy lush who got tossed out of bars.”

So, what kind of a person is then Wiley? Actually, he may be characterized as an ordinary person if not loser. He is an English teacher in a private high school. He is single and he lives alone. He does not go to bars and drink whiskey. On the contrary, he prefers wine and has some taste in it. He seems to be a conservative person who prefers nineteenth century novels and “didn’t like modern fiction, its narcissism, its moral timidity, its silence in the face of great wrongs.” On reading such information about him a reader think that Wiley is a sort of outcast who is different from other people. At the same time, we realize that even such a person may do crazy things, as he actually does soon after he leaves the bar. When Kathleen and Mike come out of the bar he follows them and cries out that he loves Kathleen. It seems to be an extraordinary act from such a person as Wiley. Furthermore, he is bitten by Mike. Such things has never happened to him.

Wiley and Kathleen and their wrong behavior. Naturally, the question arises as to what’s wrong with him. A probable answer is that Wiley really loves Kathleen. However, it can hardly be said that he knows her but it is necessary to take into consideration the fact that “he wanted to get married, and had always assumed he would be married by now, but he’d had bad luck with women.” Probably, Kathleen is just one of those women Wiley has already met in his life but we understand that she meant much more for him than any other women. Actually, he parted easily w