It's just a feeling; sometimes it
frightens me, sometimes I'm not frightened at all — but peaceful."
"I guess not. You don't scream about the real thing."
[I would miss] just little things, really. How can we sit here and talk this way?"
"Because there's nothing else to do."
"Maybe it's because it was never February 30, 1951, ever before in history, and now it is and that's it, because this date means more than any other date ever meant and because it's the year when things are as they are all over the world and that's why it's the end."
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The
exchange of dialogue between the couple may seem confusing since the way it was
written only uses quotation marks to mark the speaking tone. It shows that the
husband and the wife shares the same thought and thinks on the same train of thought.
It shows how connected they are even at the end of the world.
This story is frightening and beautiful at
the same time. It urges the reader to think about what is the last thing they
want to do knowing that the world would end tonight. The couple discusses what
they want to do, but figured they just want to be beside each other, holding
and hugging each other.
They accepted that it is the last day of
the world, since everyone seemed to have the same dream. They were calm and peaceful,
as if it is an inevitable occurrence. It’s also strange, since the last day was
specified as February 30, 1951 and we know that it technically doesn’t occur –
even on a leap year. The dream was a premonition, and the day itself – although
it was not published in the evening paper – is the indicator that tonight is
the last night.
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