Hailey Jones

Creative Writing II

Jan 15.2013

Emergency

I enjoyed reading the short story ‘Emergency’ the other day. The two main characters were two guys who worked in a hospital together, stole drugs, and used the drugs. There were two main characters, but you never heard what the narrators name was in the story. The narrator was referred to as “Fuck Head” a couple times throughout the story. The other main character is Georgie, an extreme drug addict. This story jumps around some, due to the characters being on drugs. I thought that was interesting because you as a reader can get a feel for what the characters were experiencing with their minds on drugs.  In the very first sentence of the story, the main character, says “I’d been working in the Emergency room for about three weeks, I guess.  I like the “I guess” because before you get into the story the author gives you a hint that the character doesn't have it together fully and uses drugs. I think that the name is ironic as well because the two main characters work in an Emergency room, but they are the ones that need to be put into an Emergency room! Overall, I thought this was a good read and enjoyed it!