Does anyone else see this as kind of sadistic? This story reminds me of the Brother’s Grime version of Cinderella I watched in German. The step sisters in order to marry the prince mutilates their feet at the urging of there mother. One cut of her toes and the other cut of her heel. The opening story is interesting because it connects to the bed time story. They both are related to burglars. “YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED” (Gordimer 233). This fraise is interesting because it seems to be aimed at the burglars but is actually a lesson for the homeowners. They try to prevent others from coming into the house but simultaneously they are making their lives less enjoyable and more constricted. They also end up surrounding themselves with danger. Even with all these protections people continually get their houses broken into. I find it interesting how the writer has no protection against burglars and the family has all the safeguards they could have and end up hurting themselves. The bed time story could be viewed as a comforting story for the writer because it shows reasons for not taking all the precautions.
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