The last two paragraphs of Jack Finney’s short story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” describe Tom Benecke’s actions after he enters the apartment through the broken window, leaving the perils of the eleventh story ledge behind. While on the ledge, Tom imagines if he can save himself and get back into the apartment, he will celebrate by running through it, or falling to the carpet in gratitude. He does not chose to do either...
The last two paragraphs of Jack Finney’s short story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” describe Tom Benecke’s actions after he enters the apartment through the broken window, leaving the perils of the eleventh story ledge behind. While on the ledge, Tom imagines if he can save himself and get back into the apartment, he will celebrate by running through it, or falling to the carpet in gratitude. He does not chose to do either of those things. Instead, he calmly removes the wrinkles from the yellow worksheet, and places it on his desk. He remembers to anchor the piece of paper with a pencil before he grabs his coat and hat while heading out the door to find his wife. As he opens the door to the hallway, a breeze blows through the apartment. Tom watches as the paper is lifted off the desk, and once again is sucked out the window. Instead of panicking as he did at the beginning of the story, he cackles and rushes out the door.
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