As Mrs. Phelps slammed the door of Mildred's house, she stalked off towards her own home.
Mrs. Bowles, "I can't believe he would want to hurt someone like that, this fireman is evil." Mrs. Bowles, incredibly angry, left immediately.
Mrs. Phelps, with wet tears still on her face, thought back to the poem. It seemed to be sad, and miserable. As she got back to her house, Mrs. Phelps rushed to her phone, and called the firemen. A gruff voice picked up, and she stated "Fireman Montag has possession of a multitude of books, and should be arrested immediately."
She sat down to her couch, and thought back to her husband. Pete definitely was coming back soon, they always end war very quickly. Drifting, her thoughts touched on Mrs. Bowles' children, what a nuisance, and what a pain to deal with.
As she began watching the wall screen, her mind wasn't on the continuous fast pace shows. Mrs. Phelps could only think of the poem, [The world] To lie before us like a land of dreams, so various, so new, Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light... Mrs. Phelps thought in horror, could that be our world, could it really be how we function. Was I the ignorant one in that room? What are we being ignorant about? As these questions churned around her head, she only could sit in fear of her own society.
Suddenly, her phone started ringing, an automatic voice call. Wow, what could this be? As she picked up, she struggled to remain aware of her position and the society as a monotone voice told her husband had died in the war.
(This is my third time writing this response as my computer, and myself, were being dummies.)
ReplyDeleteThis poem was an interesting new twist on the story, and I had especially liked your descriptions because of the way it provides imagery for the reader. I had also enjoyed how you have used the poem "Dover Beach" in your narrative as well, which shows exactly why and how Mrs. Phelps was affected. Lastly, this narrative has left me wondering whether Mrs. Phelps realizes the horrors of her "perfect" society, and now becomes more self-aware; or whether she just simply remarries and forgets all about Pete as he told her to do. Will she forget about him as simply as Mildred forgot about Montag or will she realize the truth about her government? Nicely written!