Janus by Ann Beattie

Author Ann Beatties short point, Janus, is a write up about a palmy real estate instrument named Andrea. She believes that her ceramic roll is the originator behind her success. The scroll seems to outline attention from buyers, usually go away them speechless. In Andreas eyes, the manger is perfect. Her husband doesnt witness the bowl closely and plainly just calls it pretty. Throughout the bilgewater, Andrea realizes how the source time she saw the bowl was with the raw sienna she was having an affair with. Her caramel asked her to choose betwixt him and her husband. ineffective to decide, Andreas loer go forth her. The primeval idea of this story is that a person cannot bide their current life mirthfully while holding on to the past.\nThe characters in Janus are the call element to do the central idea clear. The protagonist of Janus is the deceptive, intelligent, un intellectual, and brooding Andrea. She is dishonest to her clients because she refuses to te ll them where she got the bowl from. Her deceptive techniques to sell houses shows her intelligence. In addition to her successful career, she has a husband and financial security. However, flat with all the perks, she cant seem to be happy with her life. Her unhappiness emphasizes her unusual bond certificate with the bowl. Andreas character unfolds a lot about her past, making her a round character. cognize a great make about her, she still carcass static throughout the story and continues to be highly prone to her bowl. Her husband and lover, on the early(a) hand, are flat characters. They both(prenominal) stay unnamed and dont break dance much about them at all within the story. The obstructer of the story would be her lover since he is the one who bought her the bowl. Also, he put Andrea in ruthfulness by forcing her to decide between him and her husband. Her lover is the reason she is surviving her life obsessed over a piece of pottery.\nThe conflicts in the story are caused by the personalities of the charac...