Perhaps the copyboy thinks he is reading the beginning of literature because of the way the story reads like a novel, because of the way it was written, for instance, personifying death as a competitor in the race. The reporter probably discarded this draft because it was exactly what the editor told him not to do. There’s too prose, rhetoric, and too much fluff. It’s what the editor wouldn’t consider news.

Because this was written during a time when literary journalism wasn’t respected as another forum for telling the news, the copyboy may believe he is reading “the beginning of literature” because the piece reads like a fictional story, or in other words like Molly said above, a novel. In a way, considering it is mentioned that this boy is bright, ambitious and has dreams, the author could be using the boy as a symbol for what style will inspire the next generation of journalists; perhaps this same boy could be the one to instill this type of literary journalistic style as editor [himself] one day thus he is “the beginning of literature”. As for the reporter, he may have discarded this piece because he was disappointed in himself that he can’t seem to make his editor think twice about his original decision to NOT let the reporter report the way he wants to.

The copyboy has the impression that he’s reading literature rather than a story because of the style in which it is written. It is written more as a literary story than in the style of a news article. The imagery and use of words are a literary technique.

He discarded the story because of the style it is written in knowing the editor would reject a piece with such a literary style. News stories are not meant to be written in the manner of creative literature, rather should be simple, informational and straight to the point.

The copyboy thinks he is reading “the beginning of literature” because of the style of the draft. The draft is written much like a narrative, using stylistic elements like comparing death to a lone competitor further develops the feeling that this piece is no longer news, but a story. Because of this, the draft is discarded because this is exactly what the editor has been preaching to move against.

This is what literature is to the copyboy, a piece of creative artwork. However, to the editor it is not news and it is not journalism. The reporter discards his “artwork” because, he knows his editor won’t think its worthy.

The copyboy thinks he is reading “the beginning of literature” because the writing style of the story is different to the descriptive writing style of the ordinary newspaper. Also the context of the story is ex-ordinary which one could only read in the novel.

The copyboy identifies the story writing style as literary and quickly discards the draft because he knows that the editor is looking for a news story — one that relies on efficient, accurate information.

The copyboy feels that this is a story related to literature more than related to journalism, because the facts are not written as a news but as an abstract concepts. That is why the reported discarded it, to get the sense of the news as truthful as possible without non sense like the personification of the death.

The copyboy thinks this because the reporter wrote the piece almost as a narrative rather than a news story. The reporter discards it because he knows that the editor will just end up telling him the same thing and make the reporter rewrite it.

The literature is completely taken out. Everything is cut and dry and straightforward, and void of emotion. It’s the bare facts but this new draft is closer to what the editor wants because it’s news—it’s an account of what happened without overly romanticizing the event.

Well, it’s efficiently written to satisfy the editor’s standards. it belongs to an article for a newspaper than a piece for a novel.

It is now a certified “news” story rather than an “interesting” story. It is, for the most part, one long run-on sentence that states all of the necessary facts and is written in a “blah” tone. I definitely believe the reporter did this purposefully to mock the editor’s preferred style. This new draft is closer to what the editor wants in the sense that it recites the basic 5 W’s of reporting and is practically the reporter’s notes written out, word by word with some conjunctions in between.

There is an absence of literature in the second version. The copyboy focuses solely on giving a first-hand portrayal on the previous evenings’ events without adding unnecessary information — direct and straight to the point.

The reporter takes out most of the narrative “fluff” and puts more emphasis on the news story involved. It’s closer to what the editor wants because now it’s more news-oriented than story-oriented.

The second draft is no longer reading like literature, but news according to the editors standards. It is closer to what the editor wants because it has removed literary elements.

It has as much “literary imagination” as a beige wall. All of the color, imagery and personal style is gone. What’s left is the hollowed out husk of the story with the bare-bones information remaining.

He is clearly angry that he needs to disguised his own work to meet the editor’s demands. Meanwhile, He wants to forget all of this by drinking, and I assume he is so frustrated with the editor that he thinks the guy should be paying the bill for the drinks.

The reporter calls his editor a bastard because he had to alter and format his writing, eliminating his creative literary creativeness and skills to please him. The editor has stripped him of his creative writing freedom and he’s dissatisfied with this as any writer who has to change their style to please others would be. He expects the editor to pay for his drink due to the fact that he has done the job just the way the editor wanted despite his own wishes to write how he would like and is not even getting paid well for it.

The reporter calls an editor a bastard in a fit of rage, and is going to drink now that he has satisfied the editor’s requirements. The editor’s demands have stripped the reporter of his creative style and freedom. With his skills reduced to bland news for pay that is quite modest, he mockingly invites the editor to pay for his drinks.

However, as a result of these constraints he’s completely flustered. Which is why he needs to get drunk and forget about his job. Because of the constraints the editor placed on him it’s only right that he in return pay for the drinks.

The reporter expresses his feelings toward the editor by calling him a bastard. After the editor has restricted him for a long time, and he was doing things that he disagreed with. This caused his anger toward the editor. The reporter is going to get drunk because he needed to escape from his depress feeling in the real world. He expects the editor to pay for the drinks because he thought the editor was the responsible for what he had been through.

The reporter calls the editor a bastard because is furious at the editor. The editor took the reporter out of his comfort zone and made him change up his writing style in order to appease to editor, erasing all individuality the reporter had. The reporter is using alcohol to suppress the feelings of resentment towards the editor and perhaps feelings of being a failure —not being able to live up the editors standards. He wants the editor to pay for the pain and anguish he feels the editor has placed him through.

The reporter is frustrated by the editor’s expectations. He doesn’t want to comply with the editor’s restrictions. By losing his creative flexibility, the reporter is unfiltered with his desire to get drunk. That coincides with him wanting the editor to pay for his drink. Based on his work ethic and obliging with the editor’s strict demands, he feels worthy of asking him to buy a drink. Unsatisfying pay is another reason behind calling the editor a bastard.

The reporter thinks he’s a bastard because the reporter had to water down his own writing to meet the editor’s demands. As a result, the reporter is pissed off and wants to get drunk to alleviate his anger and frustration. He believes his editor should pay for his drinks as the editor is the cause of his problems, and therefore should be responsible for paying for the solution – a drink.