The Appointment

Death is inevitable, yet many people believe they can escape. The truth is we all have a destiny, and no matter what we do, our time to leave this earth will be there waiting for us. William Somerset Maugham's "The Appointment in Sammara" tells just this with a clear and eerie feel that is constant as one reads. However, if you watched the MySpace video "The Appointment", viewers may feel unclear as to how the clip ends. The message of "you cannot escape death" is stated by an old woman who reads the word "Death" off a tarot card to a cowboy, who in turn runs away in fear. At the end of the clip, you see the Cowboy run to the trailer, followed by someone else chasing him. You do not see what has happened inside, yet one can only assume death has come. It is all very confusing and without reading Maugham's flash-fiction story, viewers will not get the right type of message or appreciate the moral of the story.