An Alternative Ending I’ve always loved diving into stories and imagining myself in the plot. One of my favorite stories is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. When I think about the story with today’s “Me Too” movement, the plot seems more powerful. I wish I could change so much of this story, I wish the story had a happy ending. Thankful I can make one. Just as a warning, there are some spoilers ahead. Just to recap, the story took place in December 1973, and 14-year-old Susie Salmon was on her way home. Her 36-year-old neighbor George Harvey, saw her and persuaded her to look at his underground den. He proceeded to rape, murder, then dismember her body, before he discarded her remains into a sinkhole. Her family, especially her father struggled to cope with her murder and find some justice for her. Harvey eventually evaded justice by fleeing town. But he got his cosmic justice when an icicle fell and hit his shoulder, causing him to literally fall off a cliff. …show more content…
My ending picks up with Lindsey Salmon, Susie’s little sister. Lindsay wanted to help her father prove Harvey’s guilt, so she stalked him for days to get his habits down. When she saw that he left his home, for his routine walk in the park, she sprang into action. She broke into his home through a basement window and searched for clues. Because the layout of his home is exactly like hers, she maneuvered easily and finds his room quickly. Once she’s inside, she stumbled upon Harvey’s sketchbook. While she flipped through the pages, she discovered the sketches for his underground den, a picture of her Susie and a lock of her hair Harvey kept has a trophy. He even wrote out "Stolfutz Cornfield," the exact location of Susie’s