"Tricked"

It says that this is a " childhood narrative of becoming self aware." I wonder how long it took the author to realize the significance of these events. How long did he hold in his hostile feelings for the Tomkeys? Did he only realize the importance when looking back on his childhood? I think this essay was a good example to read while working on our own. It showed some pretty straightforward ways to put outside resources into your paper.
The point of view is the author looking back on the past just like in " Death of a Fish." They are similar for obvious reasons, they both are personal essays, and they both focus on a main event. They are different because "Death of a Fish" is from the parent's point of view and " Tricked" is the author writing about what happened to himself as a child.
The television references used were probably aimed more towards an older audience than me but they were still publicly relevant. Television doesn't show things how they are in the real world. Most things on TV can give you false hopes or standards. Most Americans can relate to Halloween and can think about or remember their own huge bags of candy that they hid away from others. He used real trademark names that his readers would recognize. The essay doesn't really give off a good impression of the authors character; it shows him to be selfish, greedy and judgmental. I guess that's what he learned and is trying to communicate, not to be those things.