probably by doing so Laurie wanted to impress his parents specially his mother that he was comparatively better then other class mate specially Charles he tried to hide his own evil activities in the shield of little imaginary boy devil Charles.
In the short story "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, Laurie's mother is gullible and easily influenced by her son's tall tales about an ill-behaved boy named Charles at school. She becomes increasingly concerned about Laurie's behavior, but learns at the end of the story that there is no boy named Charles and that Laurie has been misbehaving himself.
The invention of Charles potentially has many different interpretations. Did he do it to make his own behavior at home seem less offensive? Did he do it because his parents responded well to the initial invention? Maybe he does it to mask his own behaviors at school. Maybe it was a new way for him to excerpt his new found independence. Not having a definitive answer to this question is one of the reasons I greatly admire this story. One could also ask if Laurie is Charles or vise a versa again there are multiple interpretations.
She thinks he may get Laurie in trouble.
She is sweet but easily tricked.
She is sweet, but easily tricked.
she was prob robbed
In "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, the protagonist is Laurie's mother, who is the one narrating the story.
he is a troublemaker
A bad influence.
She loves her son too much to believe he could be bad.
The narrator in "Charles" by Shirley Jackson is Laurie's mother, who recounts the events of her son's mischievous behavior in kindergarten. She shares Laurie's humorous and exaggerated stories about a classmate named Charles, revealing unexpected truths about her own child.
They believe this will give them more insight into Charles's actions. {apex} =)
Laurie's mother feels conflicted about how to handle the conference with Laurie's teacher. Another conflict arises at the end when Laurie's parents, as well as the reader, discover that Laurie has invented Charles, and that his tales about Charles reflect conflicts in Laurie's own life.
In the short story "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, the climax occurs when Laurie's mother attends a parent-teacher conference and discovers that there is no student named Charles in Laurie's class. She then realizes that Laurie has been pretending to be Charles, and the teacher's report of Laurie's behavior at school is the culmination of the story's conflict and tension.
At the end of the story of 'Charles' the action moves to the school where there is a PTA meeting. The purpose of this move is to give the mother a way to discover that 'Charles' doesn't actually exist.
her father, george, served in the United States Army, and her mother, Beatrice, taught
Stoning their mother to death.
"Charles" by Shirley Jackson is a short story that explores themes of parenting, childhood behavior, and deception. The story follows a mother who is shocked by the behavior of her son, Laurie, as he recounts the antics of a mischievous classmate named Charles. Ultimately, the story suggests that children can sometimes exhibit behavior that adults find unacceptable or confusing, highlighting the challenges of parenting and the complexities of childhood development.