Joan Aiken Third Wish
Joan Aikens fantasy short story, “Third Wish” takes place by his house near the forest. A man named Mr. Peters one day saved a swan from garbage that could have killed him , the swan in return granted him 3 wishes that will change his life. Mr. Peters used his first wish for a wife as beautiful as the forest. As a result he gets a swan that was turned into a human as his “Beautiful Wife.” Soon he has to make a decision that will show how much he loves her and that he will do whats right for her and himself with his second wish.
From the very beginning, the details of this short story talks about how Mr. Peters loves his new wife with all his heart, but in the beginning befor he is granted his wishes he is lonely without a wife. Until he was granted the 3 wishes that will change his life. When Mr. Peters gets to use his first wish he thinks back to how lonely he is and how he wants company. Aiken uses a simile in the quote to show how lonely he was feeling and how he thought that company would make him happy. “I wish I had a wife as beautiful as the forest” (p.g 170). This simile can relate back to the theme because if you love someone you will do what's best for them and yourself. Aiken …show more content…
Peters shows that he loves his wife Lieta with all his heart by using his second wish on her. Aiken states that “‘One night when he had been late doing the account he came up to bed and found Letia weeping in her sleep. The he new it would be hopeless and she would never be happy living as a human. Using his second wish, ‘I wish to turn Letia back into a swan”’(p.g 172). The author shows that Mr. Peters loves her so much that that it was time to let her go and bring her back to where she belonged. This is significant because the people you love matter the most to you and if you don't make them happy you just have to do what's best for them to make them happy even if you have to give something up for
From the very beginning, the details of this short story talks about how Mr. Peters loves his new wife with all his heart, but in the beginning befor he is granted his wishes he is lonely without a wife. Until he was granted the 3 wishes that will change his life. When Mr. Peters gets to use his first wish he thinks back to how lonely he is and how he wants company. Aiken uses a simile in the quote to show how lonely he was feeling and how he thought that company would make him happy. “I wish I had a wife as beautiful as the forest” (p.g 170). This simile can relate back to the theme because if you love someone you will do what's best for them and yourself. Aiken …show more content…
Peters shows that he loves his wife Lieta with all his heart by using his second wish on her. Aiken states that “‘One night when he had been late doing the account he came up to bed and found Letia weeping in her sleep. The he new it would be hopeless and she would never be happy living as a human. Using his second wish, ‘I wish to turn Letia back into a swan”’(p.g 172). The author shows that Mr. Peters loves her so much that that it was time to let her go and bring her back to where she belonged. This is significant because the people you love matter the most to you and if you don't make them happy you just have to do what's best for them to make them happy even if you have to give something up for