Please help timed:) 30 points
What is the overall message that the author is conveying in the story "I'm Not Going to Die"?
"I light the cigarette and gladly inhale the bitter smoke. I sit inside the chalk house the girl drew. With the crumpled paper in my hand, I wait for the girl."
(Asatryan 5)
Think about the message of the story and answer the following questions:
What is the symbol in this passage?
What is the author trying to tell us? In other words, what is the abstract idea behind the use of that symbol?