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Frank Prank Sparknotes

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Pranks are usually meant to be a joke and part of a game, but for the narrator in this story, it acts as a continuous entertainment. In Bayard Godsave’s 00:02:36:58, the narrator shares with us all of his feelings and thoughts about the prank he pulled when he was a child. Although being a middle aged man spending his time watching the look of terror wipe across people’s faces is unharmful, the narrator’s enjoyment when watching the film proves he is on the verge of criminal behavior. The biggest factor for him was making people long for the world to be right again at that very moment. He also tells us he is reluctant to let the tape play on when it hits 00:02:36:58 due to the fact that he wants to savor that moment for as long as he can. …show more content…

Throughout the story, the narrator acts as though this is not a prank and he thinks to himself what he would say if he really did want to shoot his friend Lasalle. These thoughts prove that at some point he has thought about the reality of him wanting to …. After he sees his friend struggle with the plan, he says, “ Don’t make me shoot you in the back” (Godsave ?) The narrator shares with us his technique of how he is going to make the prank look realistic. By doing this, it shows that he is proud of what he did.

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