Rhamah’s
story begins with cat aficionado, Cat Lady, and her unnamed helper. The Cat Lady’s home is filled with
homeless cats looking for new owners.
The narrator observes the Cat Lady and a few of her customers in the
home. The latest customer, a young
teenage boy, enters and is left in horror as the once perceived kind one-eyed
cat, Lily, lashes out at him.
There
are a lot of things that I like about this story. One of the initial ideas that I can bring to mind is the
author’s attention to perspective.
It seems that the narrator is simply an unofficial employee or maybe a
neighbor. But, I like how she/he
sympathizes with the cats. It’s
almost as if Rhamah is giving these cats dialogue and commentary of their own
until the final sequence with an unfamiliar Lily reacts to her possible new
owner. Secondly, I really enjoyed
the attention to detail.
Everything became incredibly visual and aesthetically pleasing in the
best way. Some of my favorites
include some spilt cat food that crunches when you step on it, or the
description of the pudgy girl and her “sausage” fingers. I absolutely love it.
The
only thing that I see the story missing is a more clear direction. The characters are intriguing, but I have
no real understanding of what the story is truly about. This could just be me and my perception
of the first reading, but I am curious to see other members of the class
respond to my query. I simply saw
a lack of motivation, but plenty of observation. I was rooting for narrator who was rooting for the cats.
There
is plenty of interesting stuff included in the story and if the author can tie
up a few loose ends it could be incredible. In all, I think this story great. There’s plenty of great writing and detail to back up such a
claim.
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