Fat Man

Herbert Muskie made life miserable for almost everyone he met. Although everyone was affected, I think that Mrs Muskie, Colin and Verna were the most badly treated. The books blurb describes him as a vindictive man. On the other hand some may argue that he has a right to be like this because he was treated so badly as a kid but really the revenge he took didn’t get him anywhere.

Mrs Muskie was without a doubt the most affected person. The way he exploited and tricked her made him seen like the good guy. Gaining such control of her turned her against her other children and it also put one of them out of a job because he also tricked her into letting him control all her finances, in addition he stole her sovereigns.

Ms Muskie knew that someone had taken her sovereigns and Herbert made her think that her daughters had taken them. Everyday she would look for the sovereigns and eventually it drove her mad. She felt tortured and Herbert would lock her in her room. It said in the boo...