old ladies
...r that she's going to the fair the next morning, she nearly jumps out of her skin upon hearing the news. In comparison, Mrs. Taylor's need to belong is felt when she remembers how much her sons needed her and how good it felt as a pose to how miserable she is now without that her son's and that feeling. Finally, it's quite apparent that small things or “the little thing is life” thrill both women. Mehtabel gets stirred up over getting to sew her own quilt, something most younger people would find quite uninteresting. Mrs. Taylor fids sheer delight over taking a trip on the train, with no apparent destination and talking to the young woman. Both authors have depicted the elderly as leading plain, boring, and mundane lives with no definit...