Short Stories

I feel that the most complex short story that we read was The Dumbwaiter. I feel this way because this story leaves the most to the imagination. What is meant by the seemingly meaningless conversation topics? What happens to Gus at the end? Who is sending the orders from upstairs and why? This story was by far the most bizzare, and was definitely the most complex. Parts of the story that seem to resist interpretation include the idle talk. Discussing kids killing cats and old men under trucks seems like it should have a point, but perhaps doesn't, it is truly hard to tell. Deceptively simple parts include the orders sent upstairs from the dumbwaiter. While this is a simple act in and of itself, the reasons behind it are unknown and strange. The unanswerable question is what happens to Gus and why. The entire situation surrounding him I feel is never meant to be answered, only to be thought about. The title The Dumbwaiter I feel not only refers to the dumbwaiter in the story itself, but two "dumb waiters" who are innocently (as innocently as hitmen can wait) for an order, and who are entirely ignorant to the situation that they are in.