The Elevator By William Sleator Analysis

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After reading the first paragraph of “The Elevator” written by William Sleator it was very obvious that Martin is a very fragile person emotionally and physically. In the story the author makes this obvious when Martin describes his father’s expression as “not only are you skinny and weak and bad at sports, but you're also a coward” this quote shows that when Martin looks at his father all he sees is disappointment and distaste (21-25). Another example is when he tries to avoid the elevator and climbs the stairs and the result is “He tried the stairs, but they were almost as bad. By the time he reached the seventeenth floor he was wheezing and gasping” (15-19). This quote explains that even the stairs were too much for Martin to handle even

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