Saturday 7 April 2012

How could the story be told in someone else's point of view? How would the teacher tell the story? It is hard to see what the other characters think...

Given that Laurie, in
Jackson's short story "," provides a very limited point-of-view in the story, the
teacher's tale would certainly be very different.

The teacher would not be
alluding to anything. She would simply come out and tell the story of a little boy who acts out
during class. Details would include his inappropriate behaviors, his inappropriate language, and
the measures she took to try to prevent them.

That being said, the entire
story would change. There would be no confusion about who Charles was and his influence over
Laurie (or assumed influence as Laurie's parents fear). There would be no surprise ending or
shock for the reader. There would be no real story, other than the tale of a kindergarten boy
failing to acclimate to school.

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