If only my mind could erase the face of the man who I assumed was my online friend, Brian. Either, Brian did not share his accurate information online, or the person who I had met was assumingly his father. The latter would be the excuse the 37-year-old abductor gave as an attempt to lure me to his vehicle that sat outside of the downtown bus station. As the man began to approach the far-off corner bench just outside of the bus station in the waiting area that Brian and I had specifically set as the meeting point, my heart rate accelerated as I heard the man ask, “Are you, Alfred?”. Unaware of the man’s relationship to Brian, and even more so, puzzled as to how the man knew who I was, and my meeting location, I asked if he had known Brian,
At the beginning of the story, the Narrator has been playing Detective in a city of his imagining for years. Unlike the real town he lives in, the Narrator’s city is a sprawling metropolis, where everyone in his real life has a secret role. His parents, for example, “...were well-meaning but unimaginative people, and I was polite to them”, and his brother, Mark, “...was the district attorney, my nemesis” (p. 52). These roles have significance, in
As I walked toward a bus full of strangers, using my sunglasses to shield the tears forming in my eyes, I couldn’t help but to be apprehensive of what was to become of the next twenty-three days of my life. As I trudged up the stairs of the bus leaving behind all that was known, I couldn’t help but wonder; What have I gotten myself into?
Lastly, the unnamed man goes almost the entire process of being arrested and jailed believing it was all a prank orchestrated by his ‘friends.’ Although the reader never truly learns if the unnamed man had any actual friends, he still goes through his trial and further processes believing that they were just doing this as some sort of joke for his ‘bachelor party.’ The sheer extent to which the unnamed man believes this is
I woke up at John Morris’ house, on his coach. As I knocked a flyaway hair out of my face I noticed my face was wet, with tears, and then it all hit me at once that my Dad and Mrs. Borden were dead. Suddenly I couldn’t breathe. I heard John Morris ask if I was alright, but that seemed like a completely different world, I responded with a meek okay, so Mr. Morris wouldn’t see me like this. That didn’t work though, I saw his tall shadowy figure ducking under the door frame with tea. As Mr. Morris sat down and put the tea on the coffee table in front of us, I turned my head and quickly wiped the tears from my eyes in hopes he wouldn’t see.
Hard-boiled detective fiction sets the scene for a cold and harsh reality. Dashiell Hammett’s, “The Girl with The Silver Eyes” is no exception to this rule. In this short story Hammett paints a picture of a brutally realistic urban center filled with characters that not many people would want to call friends. The realistic qualities of Hammett’s story are drawn from his own life’s experience working as a Pinkerton detective. The detective in “The Girl With The Silver Eyes” works for the Continental Detective Agency and is, therefore, known simply as the Continental Op. In the beginning of the story the Op professes, “a detective, if he is wise, takes pains to make and keep as many friends as possible among transfer company, express company and railroad employees” (27). This paper will examine this philosophy of the Continental Op, how he employs this approach to detective work and uncover if this approach is beneficial or disadvantageous.
Kelly had us watching this man for the past month, what time he leaves his house, to what time he gets to his house. We had to know what time he went to bed to what time he was mostly alone in his mansion. His name was Charles Urschel, wealthy tycoon and businessman but to us he was just a way to get money. James Connor and I accompanied Kelly when he plotted to raid the wealthy man’s home and kidnap him for ransom money. It was a very still calm night, light breeze. It was as if I could sense the nervousness on my partners face but for Kelly I saw nothing. Just the cold, hard, terrifying look that was always on Kelly’s face unless he was with his wife. We waited...
He strolled by a police patrolled park about six blocks from his apartment. The park, as it was on most nights, was completely empty. He turned down a short side street in order to loop back to his apartment when he first noticed him. At the far end of the street, on his side, was a silhouette of a man. He was a very slender man with long arms and legs. He had what looked like a very slim fitting, tailored, pinstripe suit. It was hard for him to make out the face. He didn’t think anything of it and thought it was just muddled lush.
When solving a mystery you must have a clear mind. In “The curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,” written by Mark Haddon, we see how a lack of a clear mind can make this process difficult. Christopher’s autism restricted him from successfully solving the mystery surrounding Wellington’s death. His Father had to tell him that, in fact his father killed Wellington. Some symptoms that are affecting Christopher is he is easily distracted, he thinks in a two-dimensional orderly fashion, and he is unable to read social cues. Viewing this novel, First person through the eyes of Christopher helps us better understand, what was going through his head and why.
When Gladney was out in public one of his colleagues ran into him and saw him without his robe and thick glasses. He points out to Gladney that he doesn’t like as intimidating anymore, he actually looks harmless and not distinctive at all. The identity that he made u...
In the twenty first century statistics have proven that stranger abductions are feared most by parents but rarely happen, and the number one abduction that occurs is, parental abduction. “Over 800,000 children are reported missing in the United States each year. Child abduction is a tragedy that devastates parents and touches all of us,” writes Jenny Wanderscheid in her online article. The United States has feared abductions for over decades, but many people misjudge the stereotypical “abduction”.
To start, the two men from The Interlopers did not deserve their fate as they made a great effort to try and make amends and become friends. Even though it may be questioned if the apology was legitimate, their was sti...
How well do you know those around you? James Thurber’s short story “The Catbird Seat” will make you question even the most meek and mild surrounding you. In this story, Erwin Martin, a mild mannered accountant, plotted the assassination of his coworker Ulgine Barrows. Thurber teaches the reader that appearances can be deceiving as he explores the mind of Erwin Martin and his plot to “rub out” his coworker.
All abduction scenarios are not the same, however, the experiences of those who claim to be abducted by aliens are somewhat similar to each other. Each case has enough in common so that a general idea as to what happens when one gets abducted is formed. These accounts usually start with the presence of a bright light and strange beings (Newman and Baumeister). The abductee is usually paralyzed at this point and is taken onto the alien’s craft by force (Newman and Baumeister). Most claim that all different of kinds tests were performed on them while on they were on craft (Newman and Baumeister). Most abductees explain that somehow, the aliens were able to wipe out their memory of what exactly happened when they were on the craft (Orne).
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 American science fiction horror film produced based on Jack Finney's science fiction novel The Body Snatchers (1954). The storyline is based around an extraterrestrial invasion that begins in the fictional town of Santa Mira. Extraterrestrial plant spores have fallen from space; these spores then grow into large seed pods. Each pod can reproduce a duplicate copy of a human. As each pod reaches full development, it takes on the physical characteristics, memories, and personalities of each human placed near it.
The abduction of children for various purposes; ransom and extortion, work, sex, power, custody, has historically been a feature of many societies. (Encyclopedia). There are two types of child abduction: parental child abduction and abduction by a stranger. It is near impossible to conceal a kidnapped child in the world today. 1 child goes missing every 40 seconds -354,000 abductions occur within the family each year -over ½ of the abductors are men -49% of abductors have criminal records -4,600 stranger abductions occur each year -sexual assault is most common as a motive -75% of all abductions involve a weapon of some sort. After everything that happens to all parties involved there can be short