The Perfect Murder

The Utterly Perfect Murder by Ray Bradbury is about a 48 year old man named Doug who decides to kill a bully from his child. This bully's name is Ralph Underhill. Ralph abused Doug physically and emotionally as a child. He wakes up sporadically and decides this due to no cause. He packs up and takes a train across the country leaving his wife and children for this. He goes  to the town where live(d/s[present/past]). Doug knocks or Ralph's door and when Ralph answers Doug sees how pathetic Ralph is now. Ralph is very sick, short, grey haired, and partially bald. Ralph asks, "Doug?" Then Doug doesn't shoot Ralph, but says, "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" and walks away. He then returns to his home. The story never actually says that Ralph is satisfied, but it is implied that he is.

I think this story is intriguing and a well written one too. I don't have an opinion of agreement or disagreement as it is not very applicable here because this story is not non-fiction. The story is riveting though. It tests whether you know what insanity is because this story follows a person who resembles insanity. If you are insane though, you don't know your insane, and the character said he was insane. Also, he merely had emotional trouble. This emotional trouble was lying dormant until one night. He didn't deal with it right which wasn't/isn't insanity. The character was trying to satisfy his childhood desires. This was innoscent. Also, he never actually killed Ralph. This story demonstrates character vs. character as well as character vs. self which definitely adds to its entertaining nature.