All The Year Of Her Life

I read “All the year of her life” which Morley Callaghan wrote. This story starts from the scene which a boy named Alfred stole some products from the store where Mr. Carr manages and Alfred works. After his mother negotiated with Mr. Carr, Alfred was released from catching himself. The points we should surprise is that His mother, Mrs. Higgins, does not hit her son completely. Alfred wants to tell her, “she was smooth.” It is for her negotiation at the store.

We discussed what’s happen if Mrs. Higgins changes Mr. Higgins. If I imagine it, I surprised again because of Mrs. Higgins who did not hit her son. Most of groups pictured that Mr. Higgins surely hit his son. So that to say, it is natural that parents hit own son/daughter who has stone something.

The strategy that I used was “I guess or predict what the text is about.” I have similar experience with Alfred, therefore, I was able to predict about him if Mr. Higgins knows what Alfred did.