Mona Simpson has written a very interesting short story entitled, ALawns.@ The story deals with the effects of an abnormal relationship of father/daughter incest, and the narrator tells the story in a totally reliable and compelling way. ... As the narrator of "Lawns" she vocalizes about how powerless she felt when her father had sex with her. ... In the story she states, AI talked to myself in my head while we are doing it. ... Although at the end of the story she admits that she still loves Glenn, (the same as her father loves her). ...

• Word Count: 743
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In Head's short story, the protagonist, Dikeledi, was a victim of all of these abusive categories. ... Dikeledi stood her ground and let the village and her husband know that sex does not dominate anything. ...

• Word Count: 447
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

"John Wyndham has given us a good story with The Chrysalids but he has given us much to think about." ... Rosalind and Sophie both talk about how he forces them to have sex with him or cons them into it, which is sexual/child abuse. ...

• Word Count: 473
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School