Good writing should entertain you and good writing should stay with you and make you think. When I first read some of Miss Porter's work, I came away depressed, empty and wondering why. she even wrote. His stories seemed unfinished, incomplete and unnecessary. However, I find myself thinking about these works, discovering new things, and understanding deeper meaning in the stories. Katherine Anne Porter's stories are brilliant, vivid snapshots of lives and reveal the folly of man. Everyone sees life from their own perspective and bases their actions and thoughts on their personal experiences. Some of his characters will never see beyond their own noses, while others lack the courage to change. Reality clashes with dreams in many stories and can give way to disillusionment or despair. In Miss Porter's short story Maria Concepción, the main character finds her dream shattered when she discovers that her husband is having an affair. The husband runs away with the other woman, but they return the following year. Maria Concepción loses her baby during the year, but the rival gives birth upon her return. Maria Concepción stabs her rival to death. Her husband (and the entire village) protects her and maintains her innocence, even though they know she is guilty. In the end, she takes her rival's baby as her own and gets her husband back. He is unhappy, but she is happy. She got what she wanted and restored her dream. (Porter, Maria Concepción 9-27) This should make us reflect on our own actions. Does the end justify the means Is our dream worth it? Many live only for themselves and never consider the wants and needs of others. I believe Miss Porter wanted the reader to think about these things and, perhaps...... middle of paper ....... Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner, Michael Dunn, Elizabeth Ashley, George Segal, José Greco and Heinz Rühmann. RCA/Columbia Pictures, 1965. Film. This film is based on the novel of the same name by Katherine Anne Porter. Stout, Janis P. Katherine Anne Porter: A Sense of Time. Charlottesville: University of Virginia, 1995. Print. This book represents an analytical biography of Katherine Anne Porter. Tanner, James TF The Texas Heritage of Katherine Anne Porter. Denton (Tex.): University of North Texas, 1991. Print. This book is a critical study of Katherine Anne Porter. West, Jr., Ray B. “Katherine Anne Porter.” Seven American Women Writers of the Twentieth Century: An Introduction. Ed. Maureen Howard. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1977. 122-65. Print.This book contains an essay on Katherine Anne Porter.