Frankie and Johnny

"This story only goes to show that there ain't no good in man."First off I believe that this was written from a bias point of view. We can not assume that off of one relationship (Frankie and Johnny) that all men behave in such a manner. There are good men out there who are faithful and caring to their lovers till the day that they die. Like I had mentioned before this is equally as Frankie's faults as it is Johnny's. Yes Johnny was ruthless but Frankie's response is what would have made the difference. She could have left him, talked to him, gone to a counselor but the story never said any of that. So as a reader I assume that she acted irrationally and went straight home to get her gun. Didn't really think about the fact that she will lose her lover forever, and it would be in her hands.

"This story has no morals. This story has no end." I believe that this story does have morals and I would say we could all take a little bit from this folksong. Personally for me this story was telling me that we should all think before we act. we should consider the consequences and the feelings of others. To me neither Frankie nor Johnny really realized what their consequences would be. First off Frankie probably was doing something to make Johnny cheat on her. Perhaps she wasn't giving enough into the relationship or she changed into someone different, but "lovers" don't stop being lovers overnight; even if the other woman is attractive. Even though this story made Johnny looked awful for cheating on Frankie it was half of her fault. In all relationship bot sides interact or have lack of interactions. Now we talk about Johnny; he did the naughty. I'm sure Johnny at one point thought about what would happen if he cheated on Frankie. Perhaps Frankie would leave him, or they would fight all the time, or maybe she would never find out. Either way he took that chance, he put himself first, before Frankie. At the beginning of the story it says "Frankie and Johnny were lovers." This means that they both loved each other It was not just a one way relationship. I'm sure he wouldn't have cheated on Frankie if he knew what the consequences would be. The least he could have done was left her but in all honestly they didn't try hard enough in the relationship. People assume that relationship last because they were "meant to be." Love isn't easy; sure everyone loves but love does not last without effort. We must be committed to love that is the only way it works out; even the longest relationships had rough times, but they agree to be committed to each other and work it out together.