Boxing
... but most do not realize it until mid-fight or when it is too late. She breaks up the whole concept of the boxing match as if it were a book. She breaks down the actual sport into sections similar to ones of a book. The audience provides the mood, ringside announcers are similar to the narrarator, and the setting is the ring and ropes. The actual movement of the fighters and punches represents the dialogue. Boxing is described as a story where anything may be possible and could take place in under a matter of seconds. Joyce Carol Oates tells the reader of her perception of boxing and how she feels about the sport. To me, her theory seems very logical and believable. Personally, I have always felt that boxing ...