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The Story Of Charles By Shirley Jackson

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I was reading some short stories given by my English professor and there was one that caught my attention the most. The story is called "Charles" by Shirley Jackson. The story talks about a kindergarten boy named Laurie who talked about his days at school to his parents. Every day the boy talked about a classmate named Charles and how badly he behaved. His parents were getting alert of Charles because they believed Charles could be a bad influence on their son. One day, Laurie came home with the story that Charles behaved so well in class that he even received a gift from the teacher but then, another day he talked about Charles behaving badly again. Laurie's parents were shocked by the sudden change and wanted to meet Charles's parents due
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