The Palace Thief Summary

Mr. Hunderts is a History teacher at St. Benedict’s School. He’s been teaching for three generations. He hasn't had any incidents till he met a student, named Sedgwick Bell. In the story, the narrator learns to be true, to never give up, and to be more than just a teacher. In the beginning of “the palace thief”, Mr. Hunderts introduces himself and the school he worked for. He also talks about a student name Sedgewick. He discussed the challenges he faced while teaching his history class. Mr. Hunderts have never dealt with a student like Bell. Sedgewick was known for his foul behavior. The narrator was frightened by Sedgewick because he characterizes the student as a “natural-born leader”. Bell could easily persuade other kids without even caring. In my opinion, I think the reason why Sedgewick was misbehaving because his relationship with the teacher was distance. They couldn't cooperate with each other because of that. Bell’s behavior changed after their talk on page 5. Mr. Hundert said “we are concerned about your performance here, and I have made an appointment to see your father.” Sedgewick replies by saying “I'm going to try harder, sir, from now on.” After that, his performance …show more content…
The senator disagrees with some of the narrator’s actions. Like, how the narrator believes that he should help, tweak Bell’s character for the better. On page 7, the narrator said “it's my job, sir, to mold your son’s character.” The senator disagrees by saying “but you will not mold him. I will mold him. You will merely teach him.” The senator is telling the narrator that he should follow the role of being just a teacher. That's when the narrator realizes that Bell’s father has an impact on his behavior. He said, “I consider what it must have been like to have been raised under such a tyrant.” The narrator has no problem with the senator, but he thought the senator’s attitude during the meeting was