In Morley Callaghan’s, “All the Years of Her Life”, Alfred is a very dishonest young man. Alfred’s dishonesty is shown one night when Sam Carr, his boss, accuses Alfred of stealing products from his drug store. Sam Carr asked politely if Alfred could stay for a few minutes before leaving. Alfred was worried because he never had any prior conflict with his boss and on top of that, he had stolen items from the store. Sam Carr confronted Alfred with confidence and asked if he could return the items. As a result, Alfred objected Sam Carr accusation and nervously replied, “What do you mean? Do you think I’m crazy?” (Callaghan, 152). Alfred was frightened by Sam’s blue eyes and gradually gave in. The narrator says that slowly Alfred “raised
