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Margot Being Locked In The Closet

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The author did a very great job describing the weather and the emotions in this short story. It kind of reminded me of the winter here in Edmonton. Although we do not have it seven years straight, it brought me back to when its non stop cold for a solid six to seven months.
When Margot 's classmates locked her in the closet under the tunnel, it started giving me flashbacks to when I was a child.
I don 't really know if I agree with how the Author portrayed the teacher. To me it seemed like she was very irresponsible. First she left the class unattended, for a good 5-10 minutes, then she didn 't even realize that one of the classmates went missing, and lastly, where was she when the classmates were talking about Margot being locked in the
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