Death in the Freezer

Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born.Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother...
  The main character is Ellen. She is loved by their parents so much when she is small but after her brother Al's birth, she is not. Her parents always play with Al and gives him so many things. Ellen starts to regard her dolls as her brother and pretends that they die from a disease. Ellen does not like her brother. Years later, Al becomes a famous musician and becomes very rich. However, he does not give her sister  anything and what's more, he treats his sister as his house cleaner and his cook. What he has given to his sister is her his parents' old house. Ellen despairs of becoming rich and plans to kill him secretly.
  I thought this story was similar to that of Love or Money? which I read before. Both of the stories are about a murder that involves money. But in the case of this story, I feel sorry for Ellen, the criminal of the murder. She was not raised with enough love from her parents and her life was too difficult. Personally, I wanted her to be happy.

Vicary, T. (1997). Death in the Freezer : Oxford University Press, New York


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