Charles Shirley Jackson Thesis

In the story, “Charles,” by Shirley Jackson, some facts about the story could help the reader believe that the most careless reader could not see through Laurie's lies because they would not care about the story. Also, they probably wouldn't pay too much attention if they were reading it and they didn't care about it. Another thing is that when Laurie comes home he doesn't act like he's been in trouble, so the parents don't worry about him being in trouble. As a matter of fact, Laurie's parents are worried that Charles is going to be a bad influence on Laurie and then he will start acting like Charles. Then again, Laurie does have a hatred joke toward his father when he says “Look at your thumb, gee you're dumb.” In reality, people will not