Short Stories

Over the course of the past few weeks, I've noticed a pattern emerging in the stories we've been reading. Each has it's own plot or storyline and each is unique but they all have one constant. The stories all contain at least one character that breaks the mold. A character that goes against the norm. They are either the main character or closely followed in the story but none of them are the narrators.
In "Harrison Burgeron"  the main character tries to change the world and literally breaks the mold. "A&P" closely follows 3 girls who blatantly break the rules. "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" follows an old, decrepit angel of sorts as he inadvertently helps a family because of how abnormal he is. In "To Da-duh in Memoriam" we follow a traditional, judging old woman that has a contrasting personality (ex. Judging vs. loving/caring). And finally in "Dry September" we meet a barber in a prejudiced southern town who respects the black population which goes against what the town believes.

Reading log 

The Rise of Nine 

9/24- 45 min, 9/25- 1 hour, 9/26-1 hour 30 min 

Pgs. 1-300

World War Z 

9/28- 1 hour 45 min 

Pgs. 1-75

Total=5 hours