tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168408.post8345371528754348227..comments2023-11-05T01:27:15.661-07:00Comments on Adventures in Multiplicity: The Big Read IV: Shirley Jackson's "Like Mother Used to Make" and "Trial by Combat"Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01555381490834134232noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168408.post-38967469874144148352008-11-06T04:33:00.000-08:002008-11-06T04:33:00.000-08:00"She had a sudden sense of unbearable intimacy wit..."She had a sudden sense of unbearable intimacy with Mrs. Allen, and thought, This is the way she must feel in my room."<BR/><BR/>That's such a great line.<BR/><BR/>But I do still think that Mrs. Allen wins -- the title, of course, was what suggested combat to me, but I do also think that Mrs. Allen will continue her behavior. At this point, they are becoming polite with one another, and Mrs. Allen is even going up to check on Emily's headache -- the more she insinuates herself into Emily's life, the more difficult it will be for Emily to speak up.<BR/><BR/>It's pretty amazing how much goes on in these short little stories -- and how differently we react to them! I'm glad this is the book we went with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com