Friday, November 12, 2010

Dolores Claibourne 4

After the death of her husband she is taking care of Vera in her old stage. As for Vera's death, she was ready to die, she was an older, bitter, blunt, and demanding woman, but was getting to old and unable to do anything for herself that she felt miserable and wanted to end her life. Dolores tries to stop her but she forced her fall down the stairs. She asks Dolores to help finish her death and even though she didn't want to she goes to look for something to help but by the time she got back Vera was already dead but looked as if she had done it when she was caught by the mailman since she was holding the roller.....Dolores also finds out that Vera has made Dolores her beneficiary on her will and left her some million dollars. Dolores's wonders why her kids didn't receive it but finds that they had died too and why did Vera say they would come visit her if they were dead. She doesn't want the money and feels that she is old and lived life and is peaceful where she is, and the story ends.

1 comment:

Meni said...

Vera was the most frustrating character, but also by far the most interesting. She didn't do anything or put up with anything she didn't want to, even at the expense of human lives. For me, she was the best part of the book.