Magic for Beginners: Stone Animals
1. One of the most intriguing characters of this story is Henry’s boss the Crocodile, whose rubber bands ball enlarges as she manages to alienate Henry from his pregnant wife, Catharine. It is quite blatant that the Crocodile does not have much to do except to manipulate the lives of others to achieve maximum results with the minus effort. Although Henry is immune to the Crocodile tears and robber bands ball, his boss always has “backup strategies.” The Crocodile earned her nickname for a tear-duct dysfunction that causes unintended lacrimation, thus not linked to emotions. 2. If it is true that Henry is immune to the Crocodile tears, what drives him to stay away