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In a criminal investigation, is anyone connected to the victim really safe from interrogation ?

Title and Narrator

Author Background

What makes the title "Under Suspicion" significant to the story?

  • The saying of being "Under Suspicion" to this story means despite anyone's title in society, they aren't free from suspicion

How is the story narrated and who is the narrator?

  • It's narrated through 3rd person with the narrator being the author

Clark Howard

  • Born in 1935 and raised in Chicago, IL

  • Joined the Marine Corps and fought in Korea

  • Soon after, became a prolific writer of the crime genre

  • Has won many awards for his numerous short stories and novels

Intro and Conclusion Analysis

Double Meanings

The meanings of this story was pretty direct:

  • The one's who committed wrongdoings

= people who ignore consequences of their actions

The Themes

  • The one's who remained innocent

=people who decide not to do wrong even though can

  • The main theme is that no one should be crossed over just because they may have a respectable title or reputation

  • A minor theme is the ignorance of the repercussions of a wrongdoing in pursuit if its rewards

  • The second minor theme, is that for every wrongdoing there's a repercussion

The intro leads with a suspicion of the protagonist, a policeman, of being amongst criminals when soon after he's asked to commit a crime himself for a friend, but then refuses

The conclusion leads the protagonist agreeing to commit the crime to help his friend after losing his care of the consequences and looking into its rewards

Analysis: Throughout the story numerous people commit wrongdoings, but this ominous feeling for the rewards allows them to easily do so

Extra on the Author

  • Grew up as a delinquent and frequent runaway

  • Was sent to a state reformatory for disobedient behavior

  • Has written over 20 novels and 200 short stories

My Response

I believed the story was very interesting because:

  • The characters were very realistic

  • The story kept a consistent theme

  • In the end, the author made the reader fill in who could have been the killer of the victim

Short Story: Under Suspicion

By Kurt English

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