Lost Love

Topic:The Alligator River Story

The Alligator River Story was very short, but interesting. I enjoyed the little story that we had to read, but I wish there was more to the story than that. I wish it would've went on and gave more detail of story. Abigail was in love tremendously with Gregory. She was in love so much that she did everything she could to get across the other side of the river to be with him. I think that it was weird how she did everything she could to be with him, but when Slug jumped him she laughed. There were several different characters in this story which include Abigail, Gregory, Sinbad, Ivan, and Slug.

I rate Gregory a two. I understand that he was upset with Abigail for sleeping with Sinbad, but he should’ve found out the reason why she slept with him. He should have not done what he did by casting her aside.

I rate Abigail a three for that, because she was so into the part where she had to figure out a way to get with the man she loved, but afterwards laugh. When Abigail asked Sinbad to take her across in the boat so she could be with him, the favor he asked her to do was not appropriate. Asking someone to do sexual intercourse with them for payback is not called for. I don’t understand why she let Sinbad degrade her into having sex with him anyway. I believe Abigail could have found another way around the river instead of sleeping with Sinbad.
A captain should not ask a female a question like that just for taking her across the river, because he probably was going to go that way anyway. I rate Sinbad a five, because of his inappropriate behavior. Sinbad was very desperate to have to get sexual intercourse in exchange for a boat ride.Abigail went to everyone she knew to be with her man. Her next choice was Ivan. He was a so called friend of hers. She discussed the situation with him about how she wanted to get with Gregory and she asked Sinbad to take her across in the boat since the bridge was washed out and his negative comment to her, but he didn’t want to get involved in the situation. I don’t understand why he wouldn’t try to help her and go ask Sinbad why he said the comment he did to her. I believe Ivan denied to help her for reason.

I rate Ivan as a 4, because a friend should help a friend in need. Another character was Slug. I rate him as a one. I’m not sure where he came in the story at; it didn’t state who he was or anything of that nature. I agree with him standing up for Abigail, but she really brought it among herself. It wasn’t a need to jump Gregory for that because it made no sense.