Abdue Monroe Jr.
Bastard Out of Carolina Literary Response
Bastard Out of Carolina is a story about a girl who stole candy from a store and her mom forces her to return the candy. But when they return to the store they get an unexpected action from the guy that was in the store. This action contributes to the theme, plot and conflict. This is a very big turning point that puts a huge spin on the whole story.
The theme in "Bastard Out of Carolina" the protagonist experiences an uncomfortable feeling after she steals candy from a store. But not directly after she steals the candy it’s when she takes it back and the old man in the store say and does bad things to the girl.This connects to the theme because a couple of themes in the story that always show up are how it's uncomfortable, sad, hate, and how this turning point changed the whole theme of the story around.
The conflict reaches a turning point when it changes from her stealing the candy to when the old man tried to make sexual moves on the young girl. The clues are when the old man says "Don't cry, honey. It'll be all right. We'll take care of it, it'll be alright". Another event that leads up to this is when she steals the candy and if she didn't steal the candy this would've never happened.
The conflict is that the girl stole candy from the story and her mom made her return it to the store. When she returned the candy to the store the old man who worked at the store tried to make sexual advances at her. This big event/turning point led up to the plot.
Most of the whole entire story revolves around when her an her mother take back the stolen candy. This is mainly the theme. This is also the turning point of the story.
Good response to the story, I really liked how you explained everything. But at the same time kept the reader ((Me)) interested. :]
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