“Every Good Boy” by David Nicholls tells the story of a nine-year-old boy, who starts teaching himself to play the piano, because his father brings one home. The reason the boy starts playing the piano is because by the age of nine, he himself believes that, he is not particularly good at anything. However, due to his poor skills, his parent decides that the boy needs piano lessons. They hire their neighbor from across the street, Mrs. Chin. Unfortunately, the boy fails to show any talent as a pianist, to the disappointment of both his teacher and parents and during one piano lesson, Mrs. Chin dies while the boy plays the piano. The boy thinks that her death was, due to his poor piano skills. Therefore, he decides to rearrange the body and leave the house as if Mrs. Chin was alive.
Essay
The themes in this short story are: expectation vs. realty and the search for your own passion. Today in our modern society we are expected to have a skill or find a calling, which can make ourselves different from others. However, this perspective has a negative consequence, cause when someone does not find a talent, they feel that they are not worth much. This short story tells a story about a boy, who tries to find his talent, his gift, but instead the search for his gift leaves him with a very traumatic experience.
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