Looking For Luck (Cathedral)

The Bridle

In this short story nothing really goes on. The Holits family moves to Arizona looking for luck. From what I read and understood, I think they have lived in many places before Arizona and Minnesota. The narrator seems like a good person. She rents out the apartment to them and also does Betty Holits hair. She knows that there is something weird about the Holits family and so we know it too. They seem to be running away from everything. What are they running from? Why do they immediately leave after Holits accident? Nothing bad happened, no one got in trouble. Holits got hurt, but it was not such a big deal. Betty also seems like a good person. I can tell she is a very strong person, but at the same time very weak. She keeps her family moving forward. She works day and night shift while Holits does nothing, while he drinks and gambles the family money away. I could never imagine being the Holits kids and having to move quickly without even knowing where my parents are taking me. I would not like that life at all. The kids know that they are moving, they have no idea where to, but they know that it is because there is no more money. This life style seems so sad. “ I think they’re going somewhere else to try their luck.” (p.206) this quote is at the end. You can just run away from your problems. You cant keep things behind, your life, your problems behind. Life has solutions and you can not rely on luck. Does luck even exist?