In a Broken Dream

To: Charlie Baugher
From: Jessica
Re: In a Broken Dream

Brief Description:


This story is about a 15 yr old boy and a man sometimes referred to as Uncle Auggie. This story begins with the main character (not sure of his name) being invited to Auggies house for a possible lawn mowing job. However it turns out this man wants the young boy to launder $100 bills for him. In return the boy gets back 30% he gives to Auggie. Due to the young boys new found income of approx. $7,000 per week, he begins to purchase expensive items such as a Rolex watch, burberry shirts, and a lambskin jacket. When the boy turns 16 his income is now almost 10,000 per week. With this money he begins to explore alcohol, specifically three bottles of cognac per week. This later turns into a fondness for cigars and then later become more serious with drugs such as cocaine. Once the boy turns 18 he was called to his Uncle Auggies house where he is let go and replaced with someone younger. The main characters life worsens with his addictions and now has nothing to show for all of the money he received since the age of 15. Despite all of this, the main character doesn't feel any remorse for the money laundering, nor did he think of it as a bad thing to do.


As for comments:


I found it pretty hard to picture a young boy with a Rolex and Burberry shirts. I could relate more if the boy purchased things more along the lines of a 15 year old. Things like video games, jeans, etc. It seemed as if this boy was acting more like a washed up young movie star than anything else. What is the main characters name? What was his life like before the money? What else did he do during the day besides break bills? Where were his parents during this ordeal? How did they not notice his changing behavior? How in the world did this boy get the alcohol? Why did the main character not think of himself as a bad person after all of this? Why did this person feel as if he would be struck down by God if he did not feel remorse for what he did?