I enjoy Aimee Bender's writing style a signficant amount more than Jewelle Gomez's. I find that Bender's style is more relateable and intriguing and gives life to each one of her stories. Symbolism is something I enjoy a lot and makes the story worth reading and gives it depth. The one story that really demonstrated Bender's artistic abilities was, End of the Line.
End of the Line was about a large power hungry man going to the store and purchasing a little man, so he could control him. I feel like the big man was desperately lonely, and extremely jealous of the little man. The little man had a family that loved him, had been to many places, and seemed pretty articulate, and that intimidated the big man. Feeling the intimidating the big man tortured this little man in hopes to feel better about himself and more powerful. The big man found great pleasure in watching this little man, that he was so envious of squirm. At the end of the story after the big man lets him go I see that all the big man really wants is a sense of belonging and for someone to want him, no matter the size. It turned out that the little man did not really make the big man feel more significant, but made him realize the reality of his own size.
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