I Capture the Castle

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Cinderella- Various Authors
The Diary of Anne Frank


I thought the genious of Cassandra's father was humorous. He would spend so much time thinking of what to write in his book, and how to write it, that most of his life would pass him by. To me it just did not seem worth it. He would neglect his kids and treat his wife poorly just so he could create a work of literature that, in my opinion, probably was not that great.

I noticed the book was published in 1948. I was wondering about Stephen, and how he was portrayed in the book. I feel like Stephen usually got the shaft in the book, and I do not know why that is? Did the portrayal of this servent represent real life servents in 1948? What is the reason Dobie Smith did not have Cassandra and Stephen end up together? On a side note: I wanted them to.

Kevin Matuseski