Trading_Places

Trading Places Trading Places: Raymond Carver’s “Neighbors” Many people would love to be someone else, but if they actually trade places are they happy with the lifestyle they are living now' In his short story, “Neighbors,” Raymond Carver provides the answer to this question. In this story, Carver shows many examples of a married couple trying to play the role of their neighbors while they’re away on a trip. Indeed, three important actions shown are: the husband Bill looks at himself in the bathroom, he nibbles on food in the kitchen, and he rummages through the closet and drawers of his neighbor’s apartment. Analysis of these elements in this short story connects with someone greatly admiring someone’s lifestyle. Readers should take heed of this important text as a bearer of admiration because it is not always good to try to portray someone else. Bill looking in the bathroom mirror of his next door neighbor is an important action of him actually thinking he’s living their lifestyle. For example, he grabs a bottle of pills that belong to the wife Harriet, reads the label directions and slips it into his pocket. But before doing so, “he himself, bill, kitchen, carver, actually, neighbor, doing, before, after, wife, while, story, someone, one, next, neighbor, looks, living, lifestyle, important, husband, food, eyes, else, door, bathroom, apartment, action, try, trip, through, thinking, shows