Appointment With Love

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The short story, "Appointment with Love”, by S.I. Kishor, is a romantic story about a young lieutenant and lady who fall in love. The author shows that true love is possible between two people who have never met if they are able to trust their true inner feelings and instincts. The writer accomplishes this message to the reader through the use of the setting, tone and each individual character in the story.

The setting in this story is established as it instantly grabs the attention of the reader. The author begins the story in the first sentence by describing the location of New York's Grand Central Station with a tall lieutenant waiting to meet a woman who he has communicated with for over a year. By drawing all attention to the lieutenant, the reader is immediately given a clear image of Lieutenant Blandford, standing anxiously waiting to meet the woman who he has never seen but claims to love. Throughout the story, the author brings the reader out of the station to places that the lieutenant has recalled thinking of this woman. The author uses these different settings to show how this woman has had the power to reach inside of him through writing and renew his strength even from a far. The author then redirects his attention back to the station, as the time to meet Hollis Meynell grows closer. Although the setting is used to describe the atmosphere, the tone is used effectively to communicate the complete and compelling feeling and emotion to the reader.

The author’s use of a suspenseful tone has the reader waiting anxiously from the first line to the end. The mood is instantly set on a time schedule as the author begins the story by saying, "Six minutes to six". By doing this, the author creates a feeling of excitement as the reader realizes something exciting is about to happen. He also creates a feeling of uncertainty for the lieutenant, which makes the tone even more dramatic. As the clock grows near a minute from six,...