In Dressing Up for the Carnival, written by Carol Shields, there are many stories which involve relationships between men and women. In the stories “Windows”, “Weather”, and “The Next Best Kiss” Carol Shields explains the difficulties between men and women. In the story “Windows”, a man and a woman get affected by their surroundings in and around their house. The married couple in “Weather” is really affected by the environment when the meteorologists go on …showed first 75 words of 815 total…

…showed last 75 words of 815 total…reasons. If it rains, one is sad. If it’s sunny, one is happy. No matter what environment one will always be affected by it, whether it is for the good or bad. One’s surroundings are also a cause for reaction of one’s emotions and mood. As seen in the stories “Windows”, “Weather”, and “The Next Best Kiss” written by Carol Shields, the characters are greatly affected by the environment and their surroundings.