A Drowning Incident

The scene about the cricket foreshadows not only death but also how the puppies must of died. The innocent puppies must have died with a fight and struggled to get away from its killer just like the cricket. It states that the child "saw it and reached for it, but it sprang, bumping against the facing of the seat and falling to the floor again. He stepped on it quickly, then picked it up". Out of curiosity, he crushes the innocent insect. Once the child witnesses the death of the cricket, he begins losing or killing his innocence. Remember, curiosity killed the cat. Then, the child dumps the helpless cricket and feeds it to the the black widow just like the puppies were fed to the depths of the water.

The reason the child dumped the soggy wet dog next to the baby was because he was jealous. He was jealous that the child had his innocence and he wanted to take it away from him like it was taken away from him. He was furious that he had to witness the horrors of death. So, he took it out on the baby. He also wanted to revenge upon the person who told him that the puppies were taken to a new home.

Harrison Burger

Yet another dystopian short story. Just kidding. I loved the story. It just inspires me to read some more books I have yet to read. This story presents a terrifying view of the future. I mean, we are probably heading that anyway. For instance, look at the way we live today and our history. I mean, it could not hit us in our faces any more harder. Over many many years, we strive equality. People have been striving for some sort of equality like with sexes, races, gay marriages, and anything else we can think of. Eventually, all the aspects of my life and your life will be equal and we will lose our individuality on our way to this glorious inevitable future. How do we prevent this? Simple. We do not let stupid people run the country. How do we prevent that? We, the people, should not elected stupid people. How do we prevent that? The society should be as educated as it can be. Otherwise, we are going spiraling downward so fast that it is going to be difficult to even get back up. I really hope stories such as this one, 1984, Brave New World, Anthem, and other novels of that nature does not hold the society's fortune cookie. I hope we are not stupid enough to let it happen. If it does, then call me Harrison Bergeron because I will never sacriface my individuality for anything that will deform humanity.

saboteur

This story was quite interesting and way better than any Faulkner story. In Jin's story,I found it ironic that Mr. Chiu was huffing and puffing about the policemen and that they were being unfair and unjust to an innocent individual. However, at the end of the story, I found it unfair and unjust that eight hundred innocent people contracted and six innocent individuals died from acute hepatitis from which I assumed was from Mr. Chiu. I know he did it out of rage but from the beginning of the story I knew he was weak and I knew he was going to do something stupid. I realized he was weak when Jin described Mr. Chiu having a "thin jaw" and he was suffering from liver problems due to acute hepatitis (170). Mr. Chiu must have married the perfect gal because she is just as weak and stupid as he is. I assumed she is weak when Jin described her as pale and wearing wire glasses. Her wire glasses are fragile just like her. She is also suffering and complaining from her health. She indicated that she has a headache. Like I said she is stupid, this is because she sent a lawyer and the only experience he has in law only concerned with "extramarital affairs" (174). Mr. Chiu even called his wife a "stupid women" (174). I know I sound like I am complaining but I am not. It was just something I noticed. :]

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