Personal Narrative

In the story Martin, we take a look into the childhood life of Vaca and his friends. Quick to defeat his neighbors in this run-down town, they rule the neighborhood. However their power would in fact be challenged by a bizarre figure known as Martin. In their encounter, Vaca would learn that appearances can be deceiving.

When the elevator opened and he saw the fat lady he was shocked. martin scooted to the back of the elevator. Martian did not run out of the elevator. He looked up to see what floor he was at. He was only at floor 10. 7 more floors. But then if he got off the lady would know what floor and number he was in .So when floor 17 came martian stayed on. At floor 18 he got off and took the stairs down to 17. The fat lady took them to. She flowed him all the way to floor 17 .martin went as fast as he could on his crutches for his room walked in and locked the door. Then he heard the door next to him close. She lives in the room next to him. He woke up in the morning.

Then it all came to Martin this is the room of the boy in the picture, the boy must be her son, the boy might have died, and she might be replacing me as her son! Martin feels like crying, but there is no time for crying, because he feels a banging on the door. She’s trying to break in what does he do Martin sees a lamp by the bed and uses it as a weapon. Finally the door was broke down, and without the fat lady seeing Martin he smashes the lamp on top of her head. Martin grabbed his crutches and tried to get down the stairs as fast as he could, but Martin was going to fast and tripped down the whole staircase. As Martin was squirming around on the ground the fat lady picked up Martin by his neck and said “You are not getting away from me this

“That was what he ated about being alone of the thing the fear of being trapped there for hours by himself. But it wasn't much better when there were other passengers.” (line 34) The elevator made Martin feel claustrophobic. He also felt uneasy and too close to anyone else riding the elevator with him. “He remained tense in the trembling little box, his fixed on the number over the door that blinked on and off so haltingly, as if at any moment they might simply give up. What would happen if the elevator stopped between floors? And if it did how would they get him out? (line 27) Martin was always tense in the elevator, scared that it would fall or give up. He even thought about the elevator getting stuck between floors and them not being able to get him out. The elevator was Martin’s worst nightmare, which he had to face everyday. He also felt claustrophobic with and without people in there with

I barely notice the cool hardwood floor on my back as I bask in the early dawn light seeping through the gap in my curtains. As I stare silently at a darker version of my yellow ceiling for what feels like the hundredth time, I strain my ears to hear the voice again. I miss it like a friend; my only friend in this hollow abyss where I’m imprisoned between the tips of my husband’s claws.

It is unnerving to think that Martin knew that his time was at hand. That he had led his people as far as he could lead them. The melancholy mood brought on by the thought of King 's premature death turns into an emotional cry of self- assurance but also a dramatic exhale and a

He is nearly struck by lightening and thrown from his horse to the ground. He cried “Help me St. Anne I’ll become a monk”. St Anne is the patron saint of miners. Feeling this was a message from God, he vows he will become a monk. Martin left his studies in Erfurt and entered the Augustinian Monastery and became a Monk. (Not ascetic Monk)

“You’re an interesting boy, you know? I just need to have you for myself.”, she said as she pulled out a sharp dagger from her grotesque green coat. Martin panicked, so he quickly raised his crutch up and hit her head, knocking her out. He felt relieved as he slides down the wall, onto the ground. But then, Martin realized she pressed the stop button so they won’t be disturbed as she tries to kill him! “Oh, NONONONONONONONONO!”, Martin cried out. How will he get out of here? What if he is stuck here forever?

Using his hands against the grey tinged, rough and dusty wall he slowly finds the door. He stumbles for a second against the feeling of his feet sinking into plush carpet. He steadies himself, deciding to completely ignore the foreign feeling shifting underneath his feet. Slowly he moves through his cottage trying to visualise each wall and obstacle that may get in his way. He seems to crash into every single object that he owns. Clumsily he finally makes it to the door.

When I found out I was moving I was terrified. It was the year of 2009 and I was only eight years old. It was me, my mom, and my three older brothers. We were moving from a tiny town in Bastrop called Beekman all the way to Sterlington. Who knew this would have been the most terrifying and exciting moment of my life as an eight year old girl.

As he stumbled through the wet forest, branches smacking his face and bushes tugging at his boots, he spied a little cottage, with smoke rising from the chimney. He walked up to the porch, completely unaware of the feeling that he’s being watched. He knocked thrice upon the door of the cottage, and waited in the pouring downfall. The door

All that planning -- all the chances he took -- for nothing. For nothing! That fool of a boss had killed himself with his drunkenness and late hours. A power far greater than Harvey Lembeck had apparently shared Harvey's idea that Mr. Martin had abused for too long the privilege of living. The one time Harvey had managed to muster up enough courage to do something daring, important, drastic, fate beat him to it.

“To keep Martin from looking towards the fat lady, He stared at the numbers by the door”.(27) He was also tense that the fat lady was just watching him. After getting off the elevator Martin went to school, “during school he thought about her all day did she live in the building he kept asking himself “.(73) Martin was not sure if she lived there, so he was thinking what to do if he saw her again. He was also thinking if she did not live there he can not be scared of her.

He goes to the elevator and tries to find the women, so he can live with her but she is not to be found. Martin gives up and goes back to his apartment to live with his dad. He goes back to the elevator after packing his bags, and sees the women there. Martin talks to the women for the first time, Martin says “ why weren't you at the elevator when I was with my bags” women replies “ I don't want you to live with me were just friends and all I want to do is feed you” Martins says back “ but why…” Woman replies fast “ it's to hard to explain..” After talking to the women, Martin decides to tell his dad and his dad doesn’t believe him, and Martin doesn’t know what to do now. That same day Martin and his dad go to the elevator because, Martin’s dad is curious of what Martin is seeing, but he sees nothing , but Martin does… “The woman is standing there looking mad” Martin said. The next day Martin goes back to the elevator and the woman is not there. Later that day he goes and she is still not there. Next day he goes back and he goes to the lobby, but as he goes there something grabs him and he is blinded, then he hears his name and

Martin stood there shaking with fear running through every inch of his body. The same question ran through his head. “How does she know my name?”, but the thing that really seemed to play over and over again was the thought that he was going to die.