The Elevator William Sleator

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In the short story “The Elevator” by William Sleator the main character is Martin, the dad, and the “fat lady”. Why was Martin afraid to go to the elevator? In paragraph 30 he said “What would happen if he pushed one of them? Would a bell ring? Would the elevator stop between floors? And if it did, how would they get him out?” Martin was afraid to go to the elevator because he thought that the elevator would crash. He didn’t want to go because he thought he would die or was stuck there and there are no food or water that he had so could get hungry or thirsty. Another evidence is that he doesn’t want to get stuck with the “fat lady”. He doesn’t want to be stuck with the “fat lady” because he doesn't want to stick with her and there is no space

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