The Last Wonder of the World by T. N. Dockrey
Posted: January 18, 2010, 05:37:31 PM
Next time you make a salad, ask yourself: does that bunch of spinach look hungry to you?
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(a) Given the situation, maybe the phones weren't working.TaoPhoenix wrote:Perhaps "they say" one is wise to evaluate anything in light of what has come before. In this case the author makes it obvious that he is intending the Plant from Little Shop of Horrors.
Cala does a typical "surrender" motif vs. the more fidgety performance of the shop keeper.
However, I found the whole Neighbor angle too rushed for the punchline of the story to take hold. "Wanted him to leave but can't force things"? Nay, any woman in the country can oust an intrusive man from her house by calling the cops.
(b) Given the situation, the cops might not show up for hours.
(c) If he left, what would the poor, hungry plant eat?
