Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not, at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely, how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ord

The first time I read it, many years ago, I was surprised by the ending. I knew something strange was up because of the irony and tension in the air. I did not clue into the final climax though. Shirley Jackson shapes her narrative so well that one really has to examine the sutleties to guess what is going on.

You need to submit each of your questions one at a time. Thanks!