The Cat?

I believe Marquez intentionally made the answer to the question unclear, 'is Eva in the cat?' I personally believe that Eva does not physically get into the cat, and this is why she eternally fiends for an orange. Eva vividly remembers the orange being above 'the boy.' This boy represents a sexual desire from Eva that she is unable to obtain. This is why the selection of an orange is significant, an orange takes additional order in order to eat and enjoy. Overall, the story is intentionally ambiguous, which adds to the mystery of the story and the overall enjoyability of the read.

Creative Metamorphosis

Part 1



Like most African-american athletes in the late 1900's, a baseball player named Drew struggled to make ends meet. During this hard economic time, Drew had to work three jobs, due to his rejection from the MLB because of his dark skin tone. Drew was a talented baseball player with a big heart, and unseen intelligence, but was often too shy to rebel against the awful cultural norms of that time. Drew had three adopted kids, two girls and a boy. Their names were Wendy (who was called We), Will, and the youngest Flourish. They lived in borderline poverty, and Drew was unable to provide a traditional education for his childeren. Nonetheless, Drew continued to suceed in the Negro baseball leagues, as the reigning MVP and national champion 4 years consecutively.

Part 2
The local grocery store was hosting a public African-American speaker one weekend. The topic was minority empowerment; Drew pondered weather he should go or not because of the enticing topic. His decision was made when he heard the sobering words of his daughter Wendy, "Daddy life just isn't good for us colored people." The speaker was the Reverend John Wall; he energetically pounded the thought of self empowerment. Drew clearly remembered the line "Don't ever allow someone to tell you what you can't do, and you believe it." Drew decided that this would be the driving force in his life and career, and dedicated himself to breaking through into the big leagues. Drew vocalized his issues in court, and stated the not only was the segregation of African-Americans in the MLB was unjust, but that it was not constitutional. Unbelievably, the judge ruled that Drew was able to participate professionally in Major League Baseball, but only to a manager willing to accept and pay him. After months of waiting in anticipation for a contract offer, Drew had given up all hope. When one day the beeper rang; Drew angrily told his son Will to read it. Will read the words, "this is the manager of the Dodgers Branch Ricky, come to my office a little later...," Drew quickly took the beeper from his son's hands, and rejoiced.

Part 3

Drew anxiously walked into manager Ricky's office, trying hard to contain his smile. Manager Ricky solemnly said "Drew, I been hearin' about your heroics in the Negro league. I'm willing to go out on a limb and say your pretty good. Now I've got a preposition for you, I'm offerin' you a contract for 2 years, a little bit above minimum MLB wage, to come play left field for me. The fact that your the first Negro in this thing, is gonna bring you alot of controversy, are you up for it?" Drew cried tears of joy, as he knew his lifelong dream had become a reality. Drew slowly picked up the pen with his right hand, while drying his eye with his left hand, and said "sorry I don't want to cry in front of you." Manager Ricky replied "I understand man, this means a lot." Drew gloriously signed the contract, and rejoiced by reciting the names of his beloved children "We Will Flourish!"