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Literary
February 13, 1941
The Lexington Advertiser
Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A narrator recounts a brief, tense encounter with a frightened mouse whose wide, emotional eyes convey fear and a plea for help, leading to a moment of empathy before the mouse flees.
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Excellent
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THE EMOTIONAL FACE
I turned. Stared. There it was--its gray face turned toward me. Its eyes shifted-wide, frightened eyes that pierced your inner soul. I dared not move for fear I might frighten it into doing something dangerously unwise But yet, as I looked into that face, so eager for help. so tense with fright so serious with thought-I could not resist an impulse to go toward it. I moved inch by inch. It froze, froze in its tracks and then in one quick movement it was out of sight. Just one small incident in a life, just one small face so full of emotion, revealed the whole feelings of one little mouse.
I turned. Stared. There it was--its gray face turned toward me. Its eyes shifted-wide, frightened eyes that pierced your inner soul. I dared not move for fear I might frighten it into doing something dangerously unwise But yet, as I looked into that face, so eager for help. so tense with fright so serious with thought-I could not resist an impulse to go toward it. I moved inch by inch. It froze, froze in its tracks and then in one quick movement it was out of sight. Just one small incident in a life, just one small face so full of emotion, revealed the whole feelings of one little mouse.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Mouse
Emotion
Fear
Encounter
Empathy
Literary Details
Title
The Emotional Face
Key Lines
Its Eyes Shifted Wide, Frightened Eyes That Pierced Your Inner Soul.
Just One Small Incident In A Life, Just One Small Face So Full Of Emotion, Revealed The Whole Feelings Of One Little Mouse.