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Suffering In Shirley Jackson's Charles
In the story Charles by Shirley Jackson, there is a very poorly behaved boy named
Laurie. I believe his behavior should be blamed on his parents. Laurie is used to giving his parents attitude without any punishment. Since he had his treatment at home, he would feel the same. For example, on page 1 “Laurie slid off his chair, took a cookie, and left, while his father was still saying ‘See here young man”. This might have given him the mindset that he could do the same with the teacher, ignoring her instructions.
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