padleya + In 1946, a man named Drioli, whom has become quite poor after the war, finds himself in Paris at an art gallery for a friend whom went missing long ago. He learns that his friend has become quite famous and it is revealed that Drioli has a tattoo made by his friend, many people want to buy the tattoo that will cause him an unfortunate end + It is foreshadowed that Drioli's friend Soutine is famous at the Degas eae iets eee teeta Rete mia Cel nema a ren rte h with a picture in the finest shop is Paris!"(line 13) The climax of the story would be when Drioli makes the decision to go with the man in the canary gloves. After this point the story makes a dark turn and you soon find out that everything the man said was likely a lie + This story ends in a cliffhanger that makes you wonder what happened to Drioli and where he is now. iia "But how can | see it? He lifted his hands, let them drop helplessly to his sides. 'Monsieur, how can | possibly sell it?’ ” (Line 137-138) HT AOO ATM CRSA AHUT RTO CMC AU ETe CROONER ETUC REM DATO has, it is worth a lot of money and yet they don't have a reasonable way to make it sell-able. SCONCE ULC Renee MCMC UK COOE Renee aul: issue of selling Drioli’s tattoo, while the internal is the issue of whether Drioli wants to sell the tattoo or not and how, + The conflict is caused by the greed of the people in the art gallery, they all Us desperately want the art to be on display or to buy it but there is no good way to doit, this causes them to go to great lengths to get it. It is resolved by a Fagic yet vague ending for Drioli, his tattoo gets to go on display, although he in not likely get the money or life he had hoped for.(lei glai aa + "All the sadness in the world was in his voice." (Line 138) De eee eee Renee: eee TERE eee) DU an ee ere chen east ee eee ce it and a former friend of the now famous artist, Chaim Sautine. As Soutine's former friend, Drioli Bed EE eR eS UR CR a "He didn't like the man’s long flexible neck, or the way he craned it forward at you when he spoke, like a snake,” (Line 184 185) Reco eee ee ee Ree ee eee ar DU Re eee ae unt tren ear ur ee reece eT wishes for Drioli to stay at the hotel and shaw off the tattoo on his back. Drioli is very suspicious of the man with the canary g g him; but Briali, who still longs for a small piece of comfort, goes against his instincts and leaves with the man. It is implied that the man with the Uta en cme cs Dee eae oe ee ee ee ee Te a cca ane) Ger eee Seen ie Matte ete mee ee en oe See eee a Cet ned es ce acy Paes eee es een eae ae Re Ce cg ey and constantly referred ta him as "boy," Soutine was a man of Jewish hentage and died during enka Setting, Atmosphere, and Mood Scar ue ee ee en ee ne eS ee ee ee es oo) one oot ean Ue elle NEUE Ue ama Te elon Lag the most famous streets in Paris mostly housing shops of high quality, the highest CREAR eae eC SL Se AR UO ee when Drioli explains he first took a shining to Soutine. The story takes place post PRM ROMEO m knees enc mc ateee crumtit? TTL eT eSceneL ac a a en eo Nene ae Cec ds PUMP Ie CURE MeMe ae Reem TN Tee Te Rem URC R ar cl Pt eM Saeco aeR m al et ae oO ee eC Rar eon mn sen et eT nea) RU CCRC R UE RUE Hamme eM SR ea acm nee On ELCn once LCi Ce rae roms era Snare Co Me Rn ocr (eels Med etna leg le MEPS Men SUS Uke ee ee oe RLM cS Meee ne eee aches cg change as the story takes a drastic and shocking turn at it's end,Theme Poe AUSTEN ea een ct DME NUE EO eti cA + "You will become famous, and men will say, ‘Look, there is the fellow with ten milion francs upon his back,'" (Line 165-166) CTU R UCN EC CALE CN ma eA cUIALOe OSLO PM RO ALS UU cc TE CUR EU and selfish, Drioll’s greed is not overly cbvious, Drioll wants to livea life of comfart once more, to stop being a beggar on the street, His greed is presented as being that of a lonely and sad old man, He PERUSE OREM eM ECan MaMa UTS and his friend. Driol is wiling to part with the only tang{ble piece of his old Ife for even a day of Cou eer RU at cue ee Ee The man with the canary gloves isa character wha represents manipulation. He convinces Drial, and the entire auciance in the art gallery, that he is a hotel owner and only wishes to provide Driali comfort Driol decides to accept the stranger's offer, despite his misg]vings about the man's appearance, The man with the canary gloves is described by Droll of reminding him of a snake, a snake isa century old terary symbol of manipulation or ev eRe eas MC eset MAO Un CHCA The final and most important theme in terms of plot in “Skin” is desperation. Its because of Drialls desperation as a beggar who had not seen comfort in years and who longed only for comfort. He does not have any personal connections and is therefore wiling to sacrifice everything, even his ie, in an EGA TEC UIOUCC ALSRO Ss ac CUTOUT Mn TSU Mea Re Re Ee