This document analyzes and summarizes the key elements and lessons that can be learned from analyzing a two sentence story. It discusses how much information can be inferred from just a few words. The short story establishes the background, implies something happened to leave the man alone on Earth, and creates intrigue with an unexpected knock at the door. Leaving the story ambiguous and cutting it off creates tension and allows for multiple possible interpretations that are influenced by genres. Every element in a story relates to other narratives and meanings.