Natalie

Lamb to the slaughter by Ronald Dahl 
            
          Now everyone might think I'm crazy for this put I stand by the side of Mary. She was  a misunderstood house wife. A housewife that tried to satisfy her husband with what ever she could. She had little to love about her husband and this why she only loved the presence of her husband. He was never home only at work. She had little time to spend with and that's is why she obsessed with him the very moment he stepped into the house. And finally when he told her about leaving her for his job, she had every right to react that way. He wasn't going to leave her alone but the baby and herself. She was no  idiot. After all marrying a detective mad her very clever and smart. I certainly wouldn't want to go to jail with a baby on the way. That is why she gave her murder weapon as dinner. Not thinking of herself but the child.   

Snake Dance by Corey Ford
          
          Jerry, being the main character of the short story is in  a situation he brought on to him self. He has been lying to his mother and father about the football team and scholarship maybe even about the frat house,But all for a good reason. Back home his father is paralyzed and his mother basically left alone to care for. Being that he is far away from home,He feels helpless. Maybe he did play for the football team and quite to continue working at the milkshake place to send money back and say it was money left over from the scholarship. He is very noble and caring. This is why he feels he has to do something for his dad and mom. Their relationship seemed close while he was speaking to his mother and that is why the mom could hear in his voice that he was homesick. I've done what Jerry is up to. I would skip school to get a little extra money helping out at a deli. My dad wasn't home anymore and I felt the obligation to bring the extra money home. My mom didn't know of this. Neither did I want her to because it would have disappointed her. This is probably Jerry's case, he doesn't want to make his parents disappointed. 

Natalie, I enjoyed reading your summary and the question you raised! Please remember to also include your comments re: character, author's writing style, etc. as per our discussion in class!

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson is mostly about  a male character name Mikael Blomkvist (publisher/detective) and a young woman name Lisabeth Salander.  Mikael has been trying to publish an exposé on sex trafficking. But when almost ready to publish two of his colleagues are murdered at gun point. Gathering the evidence Lisabeth's fingerprints are found on the scene. In search of Lisabeth, we find out about her past. Although all evidence points at her, Mikael still believes in her innocence. But could his love interest be blinding him? 

" The blanket "  by Floyd Dell 
          
          This short story is about an intruder stepping into the lives of a family that is close together, just to come in and separate them. This fiancé represented by a china doll shows heartless Person she is. The grandpa trying to sympathize the idea of being sent away to his grandson, not blaming his dad for his actions that it is his choice and the right thing to do. But then comes the blanket, showing the idea of pain that the father will go through when he is sent away  by his own son.