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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

A delicate balance

I read short story "a delicate balance" wrote by Jose Armas. What is the meaning of a delicate balance in this story?
  

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"a delicate balance" Not having read the story, I can only give you my sense of the expression generically. Of course, perfect balance is hard to achieve, and in the physical sense, any balance is delicate. The slightest change to one side or the other will throw the balance off.

  • "a delicate balance" Not having read the story, I can only give you my sense of the expression generically.
  • Of course, perfect balance is hard to achieve, and in the physical sense, any balance is delicate.
  • The slightest change to one side or the other will throw the balance off.
  • In human endeavor, we sometimes use the analogy of the tightrope walker, who must use all his skill to keep from falling to one side or the other.
  • Is there perhaps something in your story about a character who struggles to satisfy the requirements of two opposing forces?
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"a delicate balance"

Not having read the story, I can only give you my sense of the expression generically.

Of course, perfect balance is hard to achieve, and in the physical sense, any balance is delicate. The slightest change to one side or the other will throw the balance off.

In human endeavor, we sometimes u

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