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The Night Nurse
Title: The Night Nurse
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 1029 | Pages: 4.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Night Nurse
The Night Nurse
Grace has many meanings in the English language today. One of these meanings is
to be pardoned from one’s actions. In “The Night Nurse,” by Joyce Carol Oates, Grace
Burkhardt is pardoned many times in her life. She is pardoned from dying, pardoned from
her actions toward others, and eventually pardons herself from her actions. In life, we are
given grace, a pardon for our actions, many times,
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to realize that, and be friendly with everyone. Being friendly never killed anyone.
Throughout life, we are pardoned many times for the actions we do. In “The
Night Nurse,” Grace Burkhardt is given grace three ways. Her life was saved, and she
was given more time to live; she was forgiven by Harriet Zink for actions she committed
many years before; and she pardons herself for the way she treated Harriet.
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