Author, Shirly Jackson wrote the story, “Charles” that portrayed young boy, Laurie and his despicable behavior. Laurie was a kindergarten student and an older brother to an infant. Laurie was not relatively use to kindergarten. He had trouble adjusting to the new kindergarten environment. The first day of kindergarten Laurie came home with a senseless story of a young boy named Charles and his acts of insolence. Laurie’s parents were stunned after hearing the story. Despite Charles unacceptable behavior, Laurie’s parents became exceedingly vigilant to the stories about Charles that Laurie would tell. After Laurie’s parents heard the disappointing stories about Charles, Laurie’s mother became concerned about the influence the bad behavior would have on Laurie. Laurie’s mother thought that the “Charles boy sounds like such a bad influence” (Jackson, 346). The concern coming from Laurie’s mother was added when …show more content…
Laurie’s parents were caught off guard when Laurie shared that Charlie had done “nothing” ruthless (349). As Laurie shared the story of Charles behavior, it had seemed as if the more attention Charles received and the more he helped the teacher, the fewer chance that Charles would act out. Laurie would confidently tell the different stories as if the incident had just occurred then and there. Therefore, telling these stories to his parents became simpler day by day. The day had finally come, the day of the PTA meeting. Laurie’s mother arrived to the meeting open-minded with one goal in mind, “to find Charles’s mother” (348). Laurie’s mother realized finding Charles’s mother was more challenging than expected. Not meeting her goal, instead Laurie’s mother spoke with his kindergarten teacher. After exchanging a few words, Laurie’s teacher made it clear that Laurie had a few troubles with adjusting at first. Above all, due to Laurie’s devious ways, Laurie in fact got away with being