Shirley Jackson's Short Story 'Charles'
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Shirley Jackson's short story, “Charles” takes place during the 1940’s in a suburban area. Laurie, a kid in kindergarten always talks to his parents about a troublemaker in his class named Charles. Charles would repetitively get in trouble everyday and his parents get worried and suspicious. One lesson of the story is that different people will think of you differently based on your actions. In the beginning of the book, it shows that Laurie turned into a more “swaggering character” when he got into kindergarten. Laurie was more disrespectful to his parents and talked more like a thug. During dinner time Lurie talked about a boy named Charles. “The teacher spanked a boy, though,” Laurie said, addressing his
Shirley Jackson's short story, “Charles” takes place during the 1940’s in a suburban area. Laurie, a kid in kindergarten always talks to his parents about a troublemaker in his class named Charles. Charles would repetitively get in trouble everyday and his parents get worried and suspicious. One lesson of the story is that different people will think of you differently based on your actions. In the beginning of the book, it shows that Laurie turned into a more “swaggering character” when he got into kindergarten. Laurie was more disrespectful to his parents and talked more like a thug. During dinner time Lurie talked about a boy named Charles. “The teacher spanked a boy, though,” Laurie said, addressing his