Mrs. Nordgaarden
English 8 Period F
3 November 2015
"The Waxwork": The power of imagination
In "The Waxwork" by A.M. Burrage, the Protagonist, Raymond Hewson, is on a quest to become a well known freelance journalist, and make enough money to take care of his family. He has an idea that he will spend a night in the infamous Murderers Den, a small room in which waxworks of the most twisten criminals reside. As he settles down for the night, he is confronted with one of the most brutal criminals, whose effigy resides in the room. He is killed by the criminal, after which we find out that he has been dreaming all along, and that the night has passed.The curator of the museum gives him a brief description of each criminal that is depicted, going more in depth with a man called Dr. Bourdette, who was apparently never caught. As he settles down for the night, he is wary of all the statues, but the depiction of Dr. Bourdette gives him an exceptional amount of discomfort. After an hour or so, he hears movement behind him, and sees the statue of Bourdette moving, for he is not a statue at all. I would say that this is the most difficult situation Hewson faces, because of the sheer terror he must be feeling. I would undoubtedly be in a similar state of shock, but i do not think, or hope, that I would simply let the person kill me if I was in this situation. I believe that all people have a basic instinct for survival, and that no matter how traumatized one might be, you will always choose to fight for your life, instead of simply giving up.
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