Seeing yourself though the story

As I was reading the story “The Ultimate Safari,” by Nadine Gordimer, I was frustrated by the simplicity and repetitiveness by which she writes. I think it was because it was different then anything else I had read, but when I had to write a paper on a good story that story was the first one to come to mind. All stories have good and bad points by which readers judge them. Most of the time the stories people enjoy, are the ones they can identify with, either as a senioro in their own life, or in society today. In this story the readers can identify with the detail in which Gordimer describes everything, the emphasis on family and trying to keep love ones from harm. I believe the aspects make this a great story.
The author writes in a very unique style using wonderful description to very blunt and simple statements. Description is a wonderful...