Summary Of When Mr Hall Wears A Rug '

1) When the main characters grandmother says, " Hold it, let me leave the room, lightning's going to strike" she is referring to the popular belief that if you lie, lightning will strike you. In the story, we can infer this when the main character tells us," She always said Granddaddy was the biggest liar God ever blew breath into." When we read this we can infer that the grandmother's actions were influenced by the fact that the grandfather was a "liar."

2) When Mr. Hall came to visit, the events that took place, influenced the main character to want to tell stories while she was in school. While Mr. Hall was in the house, the main character would overhear people talking about how, “Mr. Hall wears a rug.” The main character never understood what that meant, until one night when her grandfather scared everyone in the house so badly, that Mr. Hall rushed out of his room, with no hair, and the main character discovered that Mr. Hall's "rug" was actually a wig. When the main character discovers this, we can infer that this inspires them to want to tell stories when they say, "So when I started telling stories in school, that’s what I chose, scary tales."
This comparison reveals that the author's attitude towards storytelling, is one where no matter the obstacles you face you should be willing to overcome them, so that people are able to hear the stories that you have to