Love and Deception

Topic: Alligator River Story

This story is about a woman named Abigail that is in love with a man named Gregory. I honestly believe that love can make you do crazy things. In this case, sleeping with another man to get to the one you love. That, in my opinion, is unacceptable. Abigail may have been trying to get to Gregory, but she was doing it very selfishly. She should have thought about how he would feel being put into that situation.

I rated Abigail with a five. She was very selfish and there could have been other ways to get across the river. She didn’t need to sleep with another man. If she truly loved Gregory, then she would not have hurt him like that. She could have taken a vacation day from work and driven the 50 miles to go see him.

I rated Gregory at a four. If he loved Abigail as much as the story implies, then he could have found a way to get to the other side of the river and be with her. True love is about compromise, not about being one sided. From the story, he did not seem to want to see her that bad.

Number three would have to go to Sinbad, the boat captain. I am a very compassionate person and I always try to do anything and everything for other people. Doing something for your own personal gain, is not something that I agree with. If Sinbad had asked for a monetary gain instead of a sexual favor, then this story would be completely different.

I would rate Slug with a two. He saw how upset Abigail was and decided to take matters into his own hands. That is a very respectable trait, but it’s all about how you handle the situation. Violence never solves anything. Although it may have made Abigail feel better in the moment, she probably will feel guilty later on, and you can’t change what has already happened.

My number one pick would definitely have to be Ivan. We don’t know much about him from the story, but he chose to stay out of it completely. He was not comfortable giving Abigail advice on her situation and didn’t. Some people may not have advice for a certain situation, but they give advice anyway. Ivan did not have advice and didn’t give any. That is a very admirable trait.

This story could have gone a couple of different ways based on different decisions made by characters. If Abigail really loved Gregory, she would have not made the decision to sleep with Sinbad and waited for the bridge to be rebuilt.