At first i was surprised to find that i would be reading a comic book and having to write a blog entry on it. I had felt that it would not have enough information write a good entry, however after completing the comic i had found that it actually had a lot of good information to write about.
The comic starts out telling the reader about this motionless character who is sitting alone in a room, and then later informing us of a certain institution which turns out to actually be a school for "mutants", who are people with extraordinary powers. As the comic continues we are introduced the different characters who are involved in this comic. we meet Angel,Cyclops, Beast, and Iceman, who all have individual powers of their own which we learn about as the comic continues, and are all members of the superhero team the X-Men. later on we see these characters training with there master, Professor Xavier.
As the X-men are training we see all of the amazing abilities that each of these characters have. I think that by showing these characters with all of these special powers it makes the reader more envious, and makes him almost happy to see the characters, and feels inspired by them that maybe the reader himself can also help do some good in the world that they live in. As the comic goes on we are introduced to another character who later joins the X-men, her name is Jean Grey. later Jean is given her codename, "Marvel Girl".
Later on we are introduced to the villain in this comic, whose name is Magneto who has control over all kinds of magnetic fields, and anything that is related to magnets. The reason that a villain is put into this comic is to instill fear in the reader and make him feel afraid. It also helps the reader get more excited as to what will happen to the main characters, who in this case are the good guys. After learning more about Magneto we see that he has taken over control over the military base and is threatening the world. after finding out about this news the X-men finally get to take action and do what they had been training for and that is to protect the humans. What follows after this in my opinion is the climax of the comic, and the most exciting part for the reader to read about. The reader does not know what to expect, and doesn't know who overall who is going to win the battle between good and evil.
The next scene begins with angel explaining to the military who the X-Men they are, and that they are here to help. After getting permission from the military to help, the X-men do what they did best and began to fight evil. After getting through magneto's protective barrier, and fighting off the missiles that he had fired at them earlier, they had ended up fending him off. However Magneto was able up escape, but the humans are left safe and the day was still saved thanks to the X-men. I think that the reason that this episode ended with the bad guy escaping was a very good decision. I feel that by having an ending like this it makes the reader get a sense of anxiousness as to what will happen next episode, and will make the reader want to buy another issue of this comic book. I also found that many movies these days will have a similar ending, were it is uncertain just what happened to the bad guy, this is because it makes the reader either want to see the movie again or maybe see the movies sequel. However in either case it will keep the movie and/or comic book on the readers mind, and that is what good authors do with their books. I also feel that this technique is used in most urban legends, due to the fact that it makes the reader remember the story, and keeps it on his mind so he wont forget, and will probably end up telling other people about it as well.
some definitions that the reader may need to know for this story is the definition of a mutant- which is a person who has super/extra ordinary powers or mysterious abilities. the reader should also know what each mutant in the story can do and that is that angel- has wings and can fly. marvel girl- she has the ability of telekenesis. the beast- a large mutant who is very large and big and has ultra super strength. magneto- he is the villain in the comic and he has super magnetic powers can can control all magnetic things. cyclops- a mutant who can shoot beans out from his visor over his eyes. professor x- he is the professor who founded and helped trained the x-men and he himself can read peoples minds. iceman- he is a mutant who has special ice powers and can create and control ice to do whatever he pleases.
Question- why do you think that they ended this issue of the comic with the villain escaping and getting away?
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Damaris - A Few Words For Superstition Blog
1. Define important terms:
parapsychology- the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, etc.
deplored- to disapprove of; censure.
condemned- To express strong disapproval of:
divination- perception by intuition; instinctive foresight
idolatry- the religious worship of idols.
Deity- a god or goddess
supersisto- to stand in terror of the Deity
placated- to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures
Cajoled- to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
2. Summarize main idea:
Davies discusses the idea that things such as parapsychology, UFO's, miracle cures, and all paths to instant enlightenment are condemned, but superstition is merely deplored, possibly due to the fact that so many people are unknowingly so strongly swayed by superstitions. Because being superstitious implies that one is naive and ignorant, many people do not admit to being superstitious, although many people are. Davies explains that superstition takes four forms.
Vain Observances: Not walking under ladders and such things.
Divination
Idolatry
Improper Worship of the True God
Robertson Davies explains that superstition seems to run a submerged river of crude religion, below the surface of human consciousness. The more the teaching of formal religion declines, the less God appears to be a God of Love to people. Superstition appears early in life when children fear that stepping on cracks in the sidewalk will cause misfortune. Different people do different things due to superstition. For instance, Orthodox Jews place a charm on their doorposts, Middle European people believe that when a man sneezes, his soul, for that moment, is absent from his body, and they bless him unless his soul is taken by the Devil.
When Davies states, “Superstition seems to have a link with some body of belief that far antedates the religions we know-religions which have no place for such comforting little ceremonies and charities,” this represents a great deal of what superstition is about. Also, he says, “Superstition in general is linked to man’s yearning to know his fate, and to have some hand in deciding it.” People are so superstitious because they think that bad things will happen to them based on absurd thoughts and judgments, so they figure that if they can do things to prevent them from happening, they can control their fate.
3. Question for discussion:
Is superstition something that arises based on religion or is it just something psychological? Why are people so supertitious? Do they really think that they can control their fate, or does it accommodate them mentally into thinking they can control it? Do you think of yourself as being superstitious? Why or why not?
parapsychology- the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, etc.
deplored- to disapprove of; censure.
condemned- To express strong disapproval of:
divination- perception by intuition; instinctive foresight
idolatry- the religious worship of idols.
Deity- a god or goddess
supersisto- to stand in terror of the Deity
placated- to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures
Cajoled- to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
2. Summarize main idea:
Davies discusses the idea that things such as parapsychology, UFO's, miracle cures, and all paths to instant enlightenment are condemned, but superstition is merely deplored, possibly due to the fact that so many people are unknowingly so strongly swayed by superstitions. Because being superstitious implies that one is naive and ignorant, many people do not admit to being superstitious, although many people are. Davies explains that superstition takes four forms.
Vain Observances: Not walking under ladders and such things.
Divination
Idolatry
Improper Worship of the True God
Robertson Davies explains that superstition seems to run a submerged river of crude religion, below the surface of human consciousness. The more the teaching of formal religion declines, the less God appears to be a God of Love to people. Superstition appears early in life when children fear that stepping on cracks in the sidewalk will cause misfortune. Different people do different things due to superstition. For instance, Orthodox Jews place a charm on their doorposts, Middle European people believe that when a man sneezes, his soul, for that moment, is absent from his body, and they bless him unless his soul is taken by the Devil.
When Davies states, “Superstition seems to have a link with some body of belief that far antedates the religions we know-religions which have no place for such comforting little ceremonies and charities,” this represents a great deal of what superstition is about. Also, he says, “Superstition in general is linked to man’s yearning to know his fate, and to have some hand in deciding it.” People are so superstitious because they think that bad things will happen to them based on absurd thoughts and judgments, so they figure that if they can do things to prevent them from happening, they can control their fate.
3. Question for discussion:
Is superstition something that arises based on religion or is it just something psychological? Why are people so supertitious? Do they really think that they can control their fate, or does it accommodate them mentally into thinking they can control it? Do you think of yourself as being superstitious? Why or why not?
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Christian - 1408
1. Important characters in the short story are.
Mike Enslin who is the main protagonist of the story, is the author of three best selling books , Ten Haunted Houses, Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Graveyards and Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Castles. Mr.Enslin was looking to continue this series by writing Ten Nights in Haunted Hotels. This is why he becomes interested in room 1408.
Gerald Olin is the hotel manager of the Hotel Dolphin on 61st Street in New York City, he tries to convince Mr.Enslin that room 1408 is best avoided while telling him of all the deaths related to people of have encountered the room.
Sam Farrell is Mike's agent who under the rules of the state of New York gets Mike room 1408 through a lawyer. No person shall be denied a room if a room is vacant even if it is haunted.
Rufus Dearborn is the character walking the halls of the 13th floor who went to fetch ice and ultimately saved Mike Enslin's life. Mr.Dearborn dumps ice on Mike who had set himself on fire in order to escape room 1408.
Kevin O'Malley is the first suicide occupant of room 1408. He killed himself by jumping from the 13th floor. He was the first of many deaths related to occupying room 1408.
A concept that should be noted is that room 1408 seems to have a mind of its own.
2. Mike Enslin who is the main protagonist of the story is looking to write a book about haunted hotels to add to his other best selling haunted books. He himself is not a believer of the supernatural or the paranormal but still visits many haunted sites. Mike uses a tape recorder when he visits all these haunted places instead of taking notes. He finds that using a tape recorder he better able to capture to emotion. Upon arriving at the Dolphin Hotel, Mike is greeted by Mr.Olin the hotel manager. There they begin to small chat. After a while Mr.Olin tries to convince Mike not to stay in room 1408 as no one has stayed there since 1978. Despite this fact Mike insists on staying the night in room 1408. Upon arriving on the 13th floor his legs are heavier then usual and his tounge can't seem to come up.. As he walks toward his room he notices that the door appears to be crooked leaning to the left. He then looks at the door again which appears to be straight and upright. Shortly after he looks again and it appears to be crooked again (though this time leaning to the right instead of the left). Before entering the room he notices a security camera towards the end of the hall. This leads to his assumption that Mr.Olin only wanted to scare him for a simple joke. Upon entering the room, Mike takes out his tape recorder and his observations into it. He then walks over to a table and picks up a box of matches and puts it in his pocket. After he notices a menu on the bed. At first he reads the breakfast menu and thinks it is in French, then in Russian, then in Italian and then he sees it in English. Then things became chaotic from there. The pictures on the wall came to life with a lady showing ravage teeth. Mike saw a picture where he never saw one before. He begins to run for the door only to realize he is unable to escape. He reaches for the phone and picks it up and hears the words, "This is nine! This is nine! Nine! This is ten! Ten! We have killed your friends! Every friend is now dead! This is six! Six!". There Mike began to panic and picked up the matches he had pocketed before and set himself on fire. There he was able to escape the room and ended up in the hallway where Mr.Dearborn poured ice on his engulfed body. After his stay in room 1408 Mike was forever traumatized. The reason the story came about was through Mike's audio recording that Sam Farrell had found. All the detailed audio snippets of the chaotic stay in room 1408 is what lingered in the mind of Mike Enslin.
3. Question for discussion.
What was the voice on the telephone that yelled out "This is nine! This is nine! Nine! This is ten! Ten! We have killed your friends! Every friend is now dead! This is six! Six!". Ultimately what was room 1408 that drove people to suicide and people to there "natural deaths"?
Mike Enslin who is the main protagonist of the story, is the author of three best selling books , Ten Haunted Houses, Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Graveyards and Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Castles. Mr.Enslin was looking to continue this series by writing Ten Nights in Haunted Hotels. This is why he becomes interested in room 1408.
Gerald Olin is the hotel manager of the Hotel Dolphin on 61st Street in New York City, he tries to convince Mr.Enslin that room 1408 is best avoided while telling him of all the deaths related to people of have encountered the room.
Sam Farrell is Mike's agent who under the rules of the state of New York gets Mike room 1408 through a lawyer. No person shall be denied a room if a room is vacant even if it is haunted.
Rufus Dearborn is the character walking the halls of the 13th floor who went to fetch ice and ultimately saved Mike Enslin's life. Mr.Dearborn dumps ice on Mike who had set himself on fire in order to escape room 1408.
Kevin O'Malley is the first suicide occupant of room 1408. He killed himself by jumping from the 13th floor. He was the first of many deaths related to occupying room 1408.
A concept that should be noted is that room 1408 seems to have a mind of its own.
2. Mike Enslin who is the main protagonist of the story is looking to write a book about haunted hotels to add to his other best selling haunted books. He himself is not a believer of the supernatural or the paranormal but still visits many haunted sites. Mike uses a tape recorder when he visits all these haunted places instead of taking notes. He finds that using a tape recorder he better able to capture to emotion. Upon arriving at the Dolphin Hotel, Mike is greeted by Mr.Olin the hotel manager. There they begin to small chat. After a while Mr.Olin tries to convince Mike not to stay in room 1408 as no one has stayed there since 1978. Despite this fact Mike insists on staying the night in room 1408. Upon arriving on the 13th floor his legs are heavier then usual and his tounge can't seem to come up.. As he walks toward his room he notices that the door appears to be crooked leaning to the left. He then looks at the door again which appears to be straight and upright. Shortly after he looks again and it appears to be crooked again (though this time leaning to the right instead of the left). Before entering the room he notices a security camera towards the end of the hall. This leads to his assumption that Mr.Olin only wanted to scare him for a simple joke. Upon entering the room, Mike takes out his tape recorder and his observations into it. He then walks over to a table and picks up a box of matches and puts it in his pocket. After he notices a menu on the bed. At first he reads the breakfast menu and thinks it is in French, then in Russian, then in Italian and then he sees it in English. Then things became chaotic from there. The pictures on the wall came to life with a lady showing ravage teeth. Mike saw a picture where he never saw one before. He begins to run for the door only to realize he is unable to escape. He reaches for the phone and picks it up and hears the words, "This is nine! This is nine! Nine! This is ten! Ten! We have killed your friends! Every friend is now dead! This is six! Six!". There Mike began to panic and picked up the matches he had pocketed before and set himself on fire. There he was able to escape the room and ended up in the hallway where Mr.Dearborn poured ice on his engulfed body. After his stay in room 1408 Mike was forever traumatized. The reason the story came about was through Mike's audio recording that Sam Farrell had found. All the detailed audio snippets of the chaotic stay in room 1408 is what lingered in the mind of Mike Enslin.
3. Question for discussion.
What was the voice on the telephone that yelled out "This is nine! This is nine! Nine! This is ten! Ten! We have killed your friends! Every friend is now dead! This is six! Six!". Ultimately what was room 1408 that drove people to suicide and people to there "natural deaths"?
Breanna - "Why We Crave Horror Films"
As defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary
1. Asylum- A place of retreat; security
lynch- To put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal sanction
The Cleveland Torso Murderer- An unidentified serial killer in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1930's.
Around 12 victims. The killer beheaded and sometimes dismembered his victims.
Also known for cutting the torsos in half.
2. The main focus of this essay is to back up the reasons for why we watch horror films.
King states, " Some of the reasons are simple and obvious. We watch them to show that we can, and that we are not afraid. We also go to reestablish our feelings of essential normality and we go to have fun."
In a way, King is explaining that we go to test ourselves. How far can something go before we can say it had an effect on us? After watching a horror film, a person may think " That was sickening. The creator of this movie must be sick and disturbed." The film was obviously appealing if a person is willing to spend money to see it. Therefore, that makes them just as disturbed.
3. Stephen King makes it clear that " in a civilized society, love, friendship, loyalty and kindness are all emotions that we applaud. When we exhibit these emotions, society showers us with positive reinforcement". Fear is also an emotion, although a negative one, so when one overcomes a fear, should society applaud that as well?
1. Asylum- A place of retreat; security
lynch- To put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal sanction
The Cleveland Torso Murderer- An unidentified serial killer in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1930's.
Around 12 victims. The killer beheaded and sometimes dismembered his victims.
Also known for cutting the torsos in half.
2. The main focus of this essay is to back up the reasons for why we watch horror films.
King states, " Some of the reasons are simple and obvious. We watch them to show that we can, and that we are not afraid. We also go to reestablish our feelings of essential normality and we go to have fun."
In a way, King is explaining that we go to test ourselves. How far can something go before we can say it had an effect on us? After watching a horror film, a person may think " That was sickening. The creator of this movie must be sick and disturbed." The film was obviously appealing if a person is willing to spend money to see it. Therefore, that makes them just as disturbed.
3. Stephen King makes it clear that " in a civilized society, love, friendship, loyalty and kindness are all emotions that we applaud. When we exhibit these emotions, society showers us with positive reinforcement". Fear is also an emotion, although a negative one, so when one overcomes a fear, should society applaud that as well?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Michelle - 1408
1. Characters:
-Mike Enslin- investigator, mainly of supernatural and paranormal activity.
-Olin- manager of the Hotel Dolphin.
-Sam Farrell- Mike's agent.
-Kevin O'Malley- first person to occupy the room 1408 and he ended up killing himself. He was a sewing machine salesman.
-Rufus Dearborn- Singer Sewing Machine Salesman. He saves Mike's life.
-Veronique and Celeste- twin housekeepers. One cleaned room 1408 and came out with many health problems.
Terms:
-"A light turn"- (in an unoccupied room) to do some light cleaning like opening windows, dusting, change of towels, etc. (page 375)
-"Moorish"- by dictionary Moorish relates to the Moors and their culture, as well as the style of Spanish architecture. In the story the room 1408 has a Moorish aspect. (page 397)
Concepts:
-The Tape Recorder was Mike's safe blanker. It was a part of him and his recorder meant everything to him because it has gone everywhere with him. It has been through every "haunted" place that he has investigated in and it survived room 1408 as well.
-The room 1408 has endured 12 suicides in 68 years and 30 "natural deaths"
2. 1408 is a hotel room located in the Hotel Dolphin. An investigator, Mike Enslin, wants to stay the night in it and experience and see what the room has to offer. There are many rumors that circulate about this room, that it is haunted, and it has not been occupied in a very long time. Right when Mike arrives there most of his time is spent with Olin, the hotel's manager, and he does not want Mike staying there and tries to convince him otherwise. Olin knows of many stories of what happened and what has come out of room 1408. In the end Olin cannot convince this guy to reconsider his stay, and what would? Mike has stayed and written books about Haunted Houses, Haunted Graveyards, and a Haunted Castle. This hotel room that was rumored to be haunted was not going to scare him off.
The night progresses and he finally reaches the door of 1408 and "His problems with 1408 started even before he got into the room. The door was crooked. Not by a lot, but it was crooked, all right, canted just the tiniest bit to the left." (page 385) Mike continues into room 1408 and records everything he sees and that is around the room on his tape recorder. He also continues to tape whatever moves he makes or items he notices in the room.
Sure enough some spooky things start to happen around the room. The pictures in the living room were crooked and they completely changed; the people in the pictures were not the same as if someone came in and changed it but that was unlikely. If you looked at a picture in your room and then looked away and then looked back and it was a different picture there wouldn't you be completely freaked out too? I definitely would want to get out, and that is exactly what Mike tried to do. The back of the matchbook had the words, "CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING. Without thinking about it- he no longer could think- Mike Enslin tore out a single match, allowing the cigarette to drop out of his mouth at the same time. He struck the match and immediately touched it to the others in the book." This action cause the whole book of matches to catch aflame and eventually his shirt and him self were on fire. Therefore, "this time when he reached the door and turned the knob, the door opened. It was as if the thing behind the bulging wall had no use for a burning man." In my opinion, the room let him out so that the fire he started could not destroy the room entirely. Outside the room was a man by the name of Rufus Dearborn who happened to be in the hall with a bucket of ice. He saved Mike's life when he came screaming out of 1408 on fire by dumping the ice on him and taking out the fire.
In the end, Mike was saved. He might of been saved from room 1408 since then his health has been going downhill. He has high blood pressure, probably from the medication for the burns, he has trouble seeing, has back problems, and his prostate has grown. Even though Mike is not in room 1408, I think that it was the effects of the room that is probably going to kill him one day.
3. Stephen King is an exceptional horror writer and I think that he did a good job with 1408 in the suspense category. Did you think 1408 was a scary horrifying reading or was it more like a psychological factor involved with this story? Feel free to give examples and ultimately why you think it was one or the other.
I also saw the movie 1408 and if anyone else has seen it I would like to know what is your comparison (compare or contrast) of the movie and the story is. They definitely lengthened the movie because 1408 is a short story.
-Mike Enslin- investigator, mainly of supernatural and paranormal activity.
-Olin- manager of the Hotel Dolphin.
-Sam Farrell- Mike's agent.
-Kevin O'Malley- first person to occupy the room 1408 and he ended up killing himself. He was a sewing machine salesman.
-Rufus Dearborn- Singer Sewing Machine Salesman. He saves Mike's life.
-Veronique and Celeste- twin housekeepers. One cleaned room 1408 and came out with many health problems.
Terms:
-"A light turn"- (in an unoccupied room) to do some light cleaning like opening windows, dusting, change of towels, etc. (page 375)
-"Moorish"- by dictionary Moorish relates to the Moors and their culture, as well as the style of Spanish architecture. In the story the room 1408 has a Moorish aspect. (page 397)
Concepts:
-The Tape Recorder was Mike's safe blanker. It was a part of him and his recorder meant everything to him because it has gone everywhere with him. It has been through every "haunted" place that he has investigated in and it survived room 1408 as well.
-The room 1408 has endured 12 suicides in 68 years and 30 "natural deaths"
2. 1408 is a hotel room located in the Hotel Dolphin. An investigator, Mike Enslin, wants to stay the night in it and experience and see what the room has to offer. There are many rumors that circulate about this room, that it is haunted, and it has not been occupied in a very long time. Right when Mike arrives there most of his time is spent with Olin, the hotel's manager, and he does not want Mike staying there and tries to convince him otherwise. Olin knows of many stories of what happened and what has come out of room 1408. In the end Olin cannot convince this guy to reconsider his stay, and what would? Mike has stayed and written books about Haunted Houses, Haunted Graveyards, and a Haunted Castle. This hotel room that was rumored to be haunted was not going to scare him off.
The night progresses and he finally reaches the door of 1408 and "His problems with 1408 started even before he got into the room. The door was crooked. Not by a lot, but it was crooked, all right, canted just the tiniest bit to the left." (page 385) Mike continues into room 1408 and records everything he sees and that is around the room on his tape recorder. He also continues to tape whatever moves he makes or items he notices in the room.
Sure enough some spooky things start to happen around the room. The pictures in the living room were crooked and they completely changed; the people in the pictures were not the same as if someone came in and changed it but that was unlikely. If you looked at a picture in your room and then looked away and then looked back and it was a different picture there wouldn't you be completely freaked out too? I definitely would want to get out, and that is exactly what Mike tried to do. The back of the matchbook had the words, "CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING. Without thinking about it- he no longer could think- Mike Enslin tore out a single match, allowing the cigarette to drop out of his mouth at the same time. He struck the match and immediately touched it to the others in the book." This action cause the whole book of matches to catch aflame and eventually his shirt and him self were on fire. Therefore, "this time when he reached the door and turned the knob, the door opened. It was as if the thing behind the bulging wall had no use for a burning man." In my opinion, the room let him out so that the fire he started could not destroy the room entirely. Outside the room was a man by the name of Rufus Dearborn who happened to be in the hall with a bucket of ice. He saved Mike's life when he came screaming out of 1408 on fire by dumping the ice on him and taking out the fire.
In the end, Mike was saved. He might of been saved from room 1408 since then his health has been going downhill. He has high blood pressure, probably from the medication for the burns, he has trouble seeing, has back problems, and his prostate has grown. Even though Mike is not in room 1408, I think that it was the effects of the room that is probably going to kill him one day.
3. Stephen King is an exceptional horror writer and I think that he did a good job with 1408 in the suspense category. Did you think 1408 was a scary horrifying reading or was it more like a psychological factor involved with this story? Feel free to give examples and ultimately why you think it was one or the other.
I also saw the movie 1408 and if anyone else has seen it I would like to know what is your comparison (compare or contrast) of the movie and the story is. They definitely lengthened the movie because 1408 is a short story.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Chana - Lamb to the Slaughter
1) 1. Mary Maloney is the main character. She commits murder unintentionally and creates an alibi for herself, while appearing distressed by her husband's death. She is six months pregnant with her husband's child.
2. Patrick Maloney is her husband and a police officer. Mary kills him with the leg of a lamb after he tells her he is leaving her.
2) The main event is the murder of Patrick Maloney. Patrick tells his wife in the opening scene that he is leaving her, but will provide for her. She then goes to get him supper. She does not want him to leave as she cares for him. He rudely tells her that he does not want anything and she swings the leg of frozen lamb on his head and the blow kills him. She was not planning to kill him.
"...They would have lamb for supper...'Don't make supper for me. I'm going out' At that point Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without a pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down ... his head." The remainder of the story is that she calms herself down and figures out an alibi for herself. Her main concern running through her mind is her unborn child. If not for it, she would not care about the consequences of her actions. She goes to the store, buys some food, telling Sam the grocer that it is for her tired husband. She returns home, sees her husband lying there, cries, and then calls the cops. They come over quickly and do their detective work. She asks them to eat the cooked lamb as a favor to her. They eat it and talk among themselves. One of the men suggests that the weapon is nearby and Mary giggles.
3) How does Mary truly feel about her husband's death?
"All the old love and longing for him welled up inside her, and she ran over to him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry her heart out. It was easy. No acting was necessary."
Later that evening, the police officers say while eating the cooked lamb at her request, regarding the weapon, "probably right under our noses. What you think, Jack? And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle."
2. Patrick Maloney is her husband and a police officer. Mary kills him with the leg of a lamb after he tells her he is leaving her.
2) The main event is the murder of Patrick Maloney. Patrick tells his wife in the opening scene that he is leaving her, but will provide for her. She then goes to get him supper. She does not want him to leave as she cares for him. He rudely tells her that he does not want anything and she swings the leg of frozen lamb on his head and the blow kills him. She was not planning to kill him.
"...They would have lamb for supper...'Don't make supper for me. I'm going out' At that point Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without a pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down ... his head." The remainder of the story is that she calms herself down and figures out an alibi for herself. Her main concern running through her mind is her unborn child. If not for it, she would not care about the consequences of her actions. She goes to the store, buys some food, telling Sam the grocer that it is for her tired husband. She returns home, sees her husband lying there, cries, and then calls the cops. They come over quickly and do their detective work. She asks them to eat the cooked lamb as a favor to her. They eat it and talk among themselves. One of the men suggests that the weapon is nearby and Mary giggles.
3) How does Mary truly feel about her husband's death?
"All the old love and longing for him welled up inside her, and she ran over to him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry her heart out. It was easy. No acting was necessary."
Later that evening, the police officers say while eating the cooked lamb at her request, regarding the weapon, "probably right under our noses. What you think, Jack? And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle."
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