Asylum By Madeleine Roux Summary

In the story, “Asylum” by Madeleine Roux, trusting others is an important part in the story. I think that it is the theme in this story. In the book Abby tells Dan that her grandma had a connection with the place they were staying in. She said her grandma used to live in one of the rooms. Dan did not believe her at all. Dan was saying she was lying. “One thing he knew for sure: he would not be sharing this discovery with Abby” (Roux pg 177). Dan isn’t comfortable enough to share all these things with Abby. If he trusted her, they could figure things out together. Dan and Abby were in a huge fight after a while and Dan had to go check in the basement by himself. Dan had found Abby's grandma's things that had belonged to her. Dan was shocked