Imagination Of A Kindergartener In The Short Story Charles By Shirley Jackson

The short story, “Charles”, by Shirley Jackson reveals the vivid imagination of a kindergartener. The beginning of the story Laurie, the kindergarten, goes to school for the first time. When Laurie comes home for lunch, he tells his parents about a “fresh,” rude classmate of his named Charles. For multiple days Laurie comes home with a new story about the awful things charles has been doing in class. In this point in the story it is noticeable that Laurie also does not have well manners. Laurie’s mother and father often discussed how Charles may be a poor influence on Lurie and his other classmates; in addition, they wanted to meet his mother. Unfortunately Laurie’s mother was not able to attend their first parent teacher conference, so they