Go figure! They do have a childish look about their faces... Hmmm??
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Go figure! They do have a childish look about their faces... Hmmm??
I'd never thought of this but you're right.One could also see this as an allegory for kids becoming teens. I know mine turned into a different kid from 6th to 7th grade.
It's possible. He spoke highly of the book in Danse Macabre.Do y'all think SK may have been a bit influenced by Jack Finney's novel The Body Snatchers?
Good point.While reading I kept picturing the teacher as my English teacher from grade 9 and 10 and 11. I was put in her class in grade 12 but went to guidance and begged for a transfer. He asked reason for transfer and I replied “she’s crazy. I cannot do another year in the nuthouse.” He burst out laughing but said I needed a more acceptable reason.
So, While reading, I was sure the teacher was imagining it, which made her way of dealing with them quite horrific. But the ending...
when her psychiatrist starts watching the kids so closely, he is seeing it too.
And I say aliens.
Thought may have crossed my mind in a fun way, but children will be children , so not really!Did you ever think any of your students might be monsters di squished as children?
Do y'all think SK may have been a bit influenced by Jack Finney's novel The Body Snatchers?
The brilliance of this story is its ambiguity, yes. Every time I read it I change my mind on what I think is actually happening. It's a fun story.
(Off topic, Cody, but seeing how well you write and comport yourself gives me hope for your generation. Your posts are never muddled and it's nice to see a young person who places importance on writing, grammar, spelling, et cetera.)
While reading I kept picturing the teacher as my English teacher from grade 9 and 10 and 11. I was put in her class in grade 12 but went to guidance and begged for a transfer. He asked reason for transfer and I replied “she’s crazy. I cannot do another year in the nuthouse.” He burst out laughing but said I needed a more acceptable reason.
So, While reading, I was sure the teacher was imagining it, which made her way of dealing with them quite horrific. But the ending...
when her psychiatrist starts watching the kids so closely, he is seeing it too.
And I say aliens.
I guess I'm the odd one here, this is one of my least favorite stories.
Like most, I had a grade school teacher in mind but mine had awful arthritis and her hands were disfigured. She definitely was a no BS kind of teacher! Harder on the boys than the girls.
I was thinking pod people too. Silently taking over. I don't know why I don't particularly like this story, it hits all the right buttons. It just never has been a favorite of mine.
Here's another thought... people with Parkinson's are known to hallucinate. The back could be a symptom; stiffness anyway.
I'm down with the aliens hypothesis but I like my allegorical take, too.
I think the influence may be more from the movie Village Of The Damned (I don't know if there was a novel before the movie).
I agree about the ambiguity. You can take this story so many different ways. I do think there is an underlying joke that children are monsters.
As far as Cody's generation, I'm not so worried. It's my generation that is disturbing the hell out of me right now.
Oh dear... Which generation is that? and why is it disturbing?