The Standard of Living • Dorothy Parker

The Standard of Living • Dorothy Parker 

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This one was a very interesting read and perfectly shows how we are never satisfied no matter how much we have or want. We always want more. I decided to use a small detail for the cover mentioned in the story. Read a short synopsis below.

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About the project: This is the third cover of my illustrated series of 50 classic short stories with a modern twist. I’m reading 50 Great Short Stories published by Bantam Books and making my version of the covers for each story as a personal project with the goal of expanding my portfolio and book cover design skills.  

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SPOILER ALERT

The story follows two women working in the same office, being of similar build and liking similar things. On their lunch break they play a game „What if you had a chance to receive a million dollars?“ but in order to get the money you have to spend every penny on yourself. One day they see a pearl necklace in the store window and they decide to go in and see how much it costs. When they find out it’s almost a quarter of a million dollars they leave and when they play the game again it’s „What if you had the chance to receive 10 million dollars?“