Blogging Journal Questions for "Child, Dead, in the Rose Garden"

1. Write about something that surprised you, angered you, delighted you, or evoked any strong reaction as you were reading. Write about anything that stays on your mind after reading.

2. Explore a social or ethical issue raised in the writing. Judge the behaviour of the characters or the views of the author. Are they right or wrong in your opinion?

3. Write about any difficulty or frustration you felt while reading.

Write an answer of no more than 150 words (and no fewer than 100) to one of the questions. Your answer will be a comment to this post. Please provide a word count.

Link to a copy of the story (Word 2003 format) for your use.