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Summary Of Paul Haven's 'Poisoned Pretzel'

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Paul Haven, the author of the story, "The Curse of the Poisoned Pretzel", developed the perspective that Skidmore was guilty of poisoning his brother without actually stating it by describing his appearance as someone who looks distrustful and suggesting his motives. Initially, the baseball team, the Sluggers were found by Manchester Boodlebrooks, a popular bubblegum maker. In their first year, the Sluggers won their first World Series championship, but unable to win another after that as many feel as though a curse caused by Skidmore killing his brother. In the first place, the author used sinister language to paint Skidmore as a suspicious person, competent of murdering his brother. "He always wore a black overcoat and hats that were …show more content…

To start, Skidmore's loathing to Manchester caused him to act impulsively and kill him. Paul Haven outright stated that Skidmore hated his brother in the quote, " Skidmore hated his brother so much." Due to the fact that Skidmore was allergic to bubblegum, something his brother was notorious for, he had taken Manchester's business as a personal insult and wanted to get revenge on him by poisoning something Manchester liked. Moreover, Skidmore was jealous of his brother's wealth and success that came from something he detested. After Manchester’s death, Paul Haven used words to underdetermine Skidmore’s sincerity for killing his brother. "Skidmore insisted that he felt terrible about the tragedy." This example illustrated how although Skidmore desperately attempted to tell people that he was innocent and felt horrible for his brother, he was actually privately joyful for Manchester as he later inherited all of his brother's fortune including his baseball team. Additionally, the author added how the Sluggers had not won a championship ever since the Skidmore inherited them, encouraged the fact that this was a punishment for Skidmore for murdering his brother. In the final analysis, the author advocated Skidmore's wrongdoing through examining his

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