Unnamed Neighbors of Mrs. Odlethrop

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2020-02-11 09:32
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Unnamed Neighbors of Mrs. Odlethrop
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Unnamed Neighbors of Mrs. Odlethrop
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After Mrs. Odlethrop dies in "Monk," these neighbors try and fail to catch the young Monk. The story describes the people of this part of the county as violent towards strangers, but in this instance it shows that they can treat their own with kindness: they bury Mrs. Odlethrop and leave food for Monk at the "deserted house" even though they don't see him (44).

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