In the initial pages of this short story, Tom Benecke's avaricious nature drives him to follow the yellow sheet of paper on the ledge of his apartment.
When thinking of what Tom could possibly do to retrieve the paper, his mind goes wild with ideas. Then he thinks he could leave it there and redo the work. He quickly realizes that it would take forever and not be nearly good enough to get him the raise he wanted.
"For many seconds he believed he was going to abandon the yellow sheet, that there was nothing else to do. The work could be duplicated. But it would take two months, and the time to present this idea was now, for use in the spring displays. He struck his fist on the window ledge. Then he shrugged. Even though his plan was adopted, he told himself, it wouldn’t bring him a raise in pay—not immediately, anyway, or as a direct result. It won’t bring me a promotion either, he argued—not of itself."
Tom's quick reasoning shows how frustrated, and fixated on the reward that lies ahead. This later causes him to risk valuable things for money.
In the short story we find that Tom Benecke doesn't think about the consequences of his actions.
Here we find Tom just acting on impulse when the paper flies out of the window, He doesn't really have a plan of action, other than retrieving the sticky note.
On a sudden impulse, he got to his feet, walked to the front closet, and took out an old tweed jacket; it would be cold outside. He put it on and buttoned it as he crossed the room rapidly toward the open window. In the back of his mind he knew he'd better hurry and get this over with before he thought too much, and at the window he didn't allow himself to hesitate.
His carelessness not only reduces his chances of retrieveing the paper, but it also puts his life in danger
When thinking of what Tom could possibly do to retrieve the paper, his mind goes wild with ideas. Then he thinks he could leave it there and redo the work. He quickly realizes that it would take forever and not be nearly good enough to get him the raise he wanted.
"For many seconds he believed he was going to abandon the yellow sheet, that there was nothing else to do. The work could be duplicated. But it would take two months, and the time to present this idea was now, for use in the spring displays. He struck his fist on the window ledge. Then he shrugged. Even though his plan was adopted, he told himself, it wouldn’t bring him a raise in pay—not immediately, anyway, or as a direct result. It won’t bring me a promotion either, he argued—not of itself."
Tom's quick reasoning shows how frustrated, and fixated on the reward that lies ahead. This later causes him to risk valuable things for money.
In the short story we find that Tom Benecke doesn't think about the consequences of his actions.
Here we find Tom just acting on impulse when the paper flies out of the window, He doesn't really have a plan of action, other than retrieving the sticky note.
On a sudden impulse, he got to his feet, walked to the front closet, and took out an old tweed jacket; it would be cold outside. He put it on and buttoned it as he crossed the room rapidly toward the open window. In the back of his mind he knew he'd better hurry and get this over with before he thought too much, and at the window he didn't allow himself to hesitate.
His carelessness not only reduces his chances of retrieveing the paper, but it also puts his life in danger
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