Outline:

The main character is Albert Stokes, a man who\'s 28 and still lives with his mother. His father died when he was young, his grandmother too. His mother always makes him feel guilty, she always remembers him of the fact that she\'s home alone and that he must not go out. That\'s the reason that he\'s very shy and he rarely goes out.

Albert works for an insurance company, and one night, there\'s a party to honor his boss. His mother heavily protests against Albert going away, Albert denies this and threatens his mother with a clock when she tells him she is worried, but Albert is going to the party. At the party, two women are playing a game with Albert, they\'re trying to seduce him, Albert denies it and he walks away. Then a woman screams and she says Albert assaulted her. Albert gets out of the building and he fights with two other guys. After this, he walks back home, and a hooker picks him up. The hooker talks much too much and she lies too, so Albert tells her to shut up. Then he tells his whole life story to the woman. After this he returns home where his mother has been waiting for Albert and telling hem again how worried she was.

Characters:

Albert: very shy, his mother ruins his life, he lives with his mother and rarely goes out, and he\'s about 28 years old.

Mother: she always worried, irritating, complaining, and making Albert feel bad.

The girl: she\'s a hooker, and she doesn\'t want to let people know she\'s a hooker.

Time/Place

Time: 1960

Place: a small house in the south of London

Message:

Don\'t always listen to your mother!

Theme:

mother - son relationship

Opinion:

We think it\'s quite nice, but some pieces are very boring. However, it was a very interesting subject to read about.

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