In it, an unnamed narrator lets large publishing companies bid on his short story to be turned into a novel. The short story that the narrator is writing is called "The Golden Vanity". The storm, which he believes was caused by global warming, is an alarming environmental threat to him. This sense of losing faith is happening both because of the condition, his struggle to write a successful novel, and the storm sweeping his way all across New York. However, the likelihood of its fatality increases as he gives in to the condition, practically giving up on life more every day. The narrator has been diagnosed with a serious heart condition, which may or not be fatal. Pretty confusing, right? What makes the plot more difficult to interpret is the fact that the narrator/author is never named, so it is hard to know what the narrator, author, or narrator of the book the narrator is authoring, is thinking. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousġ0:04 is most interesting in its plot line - the story is based on a short story, and, in the novel version of the story, a narrator struggles to write a novel based on a short story about an author writing a novel based on a short story. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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