After reading the short story Fish Eyes, the main character, David, expressed his love for pranking and seeking revenge; suggesting his competitive personality. As the story begins, David’s brother and sister demonstrated the family's love for pranking, indicating how the house almost feels unsafe. During one summer day, David is challenged to a stickball game. As David hits a home run, the boy collapses from being hit by a bick. After regaining strength, the criminal, his sister is spotted on the roof. In hopes to seek revenge, David plans to glue a pair of fish eyes on his forehead to frighten his sister. Accordingly, the eyes worked as planned. David later places the eyes in his dresser for future uses. Months later, a horrible stench fills
