I thoroughly enjoyed the story, “Mrs. Kelly’s Monster” by Jon Franklin. This feature was incredibly interesting because Franklin described the entire surgery that was performed on a woman to remove her two aneurysms. He was very descriptive in literally describing every stage of the operation so that I actually felt like I was in the operating room. I have never personally witnessed a surgery, but now feel like I have after reading this story.
I especially enjoyed the “pop, pop, pop” description of the sounds from the heart monitor. This small detail was continuously used in the story and it helped to really bring the surgery to life. I also think that Franklin’s usage of the first person helped to draw readers in and keep them entertained throughout the piece.
Although I was sad that the monster won in the end, I still really enjoyed this story and hope that the rest of the class did as well!
Cathy
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