Bastard Out Of Carolina

Bastard Out Of Carolina

   
    Bastard Out Of Carolina is a short story about a young girl that stole a handful of Toostsie Rolls and got caught. She stole them from a super market. When her mama found out, she was really upset. Her mama didn’t beat her or yell at her, she gave her a lecture and she used one of her delinquent cousins as an example of what not to do. Mama gave the little girl a bunch of pennies so she could go back and pay. When Mama took the little girl back to the super market, she paid for what she stole, but the manager was sexually harassing her. The little girl was scared because the man was a pedifile and she was embarrassed to admit that she stole the candy. I think that the theme that matches this story is “Man Vs. Self”

    There aren’t many themes that match this story, but one of the ones that do match is “Man Vs. Self.” I chose this theme because the little girl pretty much brought it onto herself because she shouldn’t have ever stolen the candy, she should of just asked her mom to buy it for her. That one action led to a big one. Because she stole the candy, she had to go back and pay, and since she had to go back and pay, the man was sexually harassing her. Mama was only trying to do what’s best for her because she doesn’t want to raise a bad child. She’s lucky that her mama didn’t send her to pick strawberries like she said her own mama used to make her do.

    The little girl made the wrong decision to steal the candy. One bad decision led to a conflict. Since she chose to steal the candy, she had to pay for the candy and she was sexually harassed. Mama didn’t yell at her, she didn’t hit her, and she’s lucky she didn’t send her to go strawberry picking like her mama used to make her do. The little girl brought this n to herself, that’s why I chose the theme “Man Vs. Self.”