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Spilled Salt
“A women –and now he had come back to spill salt in her kitchen”: that is what Myrna is afraid of, so she leaves her home. The short story “spilled salt” is about a mother, Myrna whose young son, Kenny, returns home after being four years in prison on a conviction for rape. ...
The title of the story “Spilled salt” has symbolic significance in many ancient civilizations, salt had great symbolic value. According to ancient superstition, when you spill salt, you risk losing the power to triumph over temptation and must banish evil spirits by throwing a pinch of it over your left shoulder. The Bible also contains many separate references to salt. The association of spilled salt and the appearance of evil are illustrated by the overturned saltcellar of the Last Supper. Judas, who has succumbed to temptation, is identified by Christ through the evil significance of the spilled salt.
Approximate Word count = 1160
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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