Summary
The story “The Getaway,” by John Savage is about a man who comes in a gas station diner and he suspects two robbers while drinking his coffee. The robbers come in to look for a map to Hackett. The counterman lies to them by telling them that there is a bridge to Hackett when there isn’t. He lies in order for the robbers to get caught.
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Character Analysis In the story “The Getaway” by John Savage the counterman can be described as smart and brave. He can be described as smart because in the story the counterman tells a lie by saying there was a bridge to Hackett in order for the robbers to get caught by the police. He is brave because in the story, the counterman wasn’t scared when the robbers came in the diner. He knew they were robbers when they first stepped inside the diner. Now we would say he is smart and brave but he is also slick. Now wouldn’t you say that he is smart?! We definitely think he is smart!
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Rating and Recommendation We would absolutely recommend the story “The Getaway” by, John Savage because it gives us advice on how to handle a crime scene. But most importantly is that it teaches us a lesson. The lesson was that “You should never judge a book by its cover.” It teaches us this lesson because in the story the narrator called the old man behind the counter a loser. But then after the old man saves him from the robbers that taught him a lesson! We would give this story a 7.5 out of 10 star rating. It was adventurous and had a lot of action! You should read it! |
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