"The Short Life of Nameless" isn't a complicated story. It's about a couple in rural Philippines who befriend a dog. They first assume the dog to be a stray, but soon discover it's not stray but owned by an abusive man. The couple who come to care for the dog are the only nice people in the entire story. Which may be a part of Ortega's point. At the heart of the story, "The Short Sweet Life of Nameless" is about doing what is right, being just, treating creatures with dignity. Like the title, it's short and sweet.
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Sounds like a really interesting story. I'll be putting it on the to-read list, but I'll make sure not to push any metaphors on it.
I read a classic this week:
http://loniseye.blogspot.ca/2013/03/kew-gardens-by-virginia-woolf.html
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