Non-Traditional Analysis of "Red Shoes"

Dear Ms. Griffin,

I recently read your story, "Red Shoes" and I just wanted to send you a short e-mail and express my opinion of the story to you. This is a very interesting story, I really like how you focused on the life of a woman. Being a woman it makes the story that much better. I found it very effective and really interesting to read. I have never really come across a story that has been written in this form. I was curious as to why you chose to write in the style you chose. I actually found it some what confusing and almost hard to read because of the way you had it set up.

One thing I found very interesting was how you connected different colors to different emotions. I found it very interesting how you talked about the lives of women and then wrote a story of your own life, while the story stories are somewhat related. I really like that you took a factual story and intertwined it with a personal life story. I also like your choice of title, I know there was a fairy tale written called "The Red Shoes" and seeing another title of the same nature would grab the attention of a lot of people. I think having the title of "Red Shoes" would also naturally grab the attention of women. Is that one of the reasons you chose to title the story "Red Shoes"?

Well I hope I didn't take too much of your time, I was writing a short e-mail to let you know you have fans out here, and to let you know of what a great job you did. Overall I would say that the story was effective, and written beautifully. I hope to see some of your other stories, and if you get the chance please e-mail me back with some recommendations of stories to read. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Julanne Payton