and sadistic motion picture. In the same respect, I think it is one of the funniest movies I have

ever seen. For those of you who do not remember this film, it was about the McAllister family's

vacation and somehow Macaulay Culkin (Kevin) was mistakenly left home alone. Meanwhile that

same morning Kevin believes that somehow his wish has finally come true; he's finally rid of his

family! He can jump on the beds, watch R-rated movies, eat gobs of ice cream and potato chips,

and look through his older brother's stuff. Kevin also has to deal with the scary furnace in the

cellar which appears to be a monster, the old man next door who is a snow-shoveling murderer,

and lastly the two crooks who try to break into his house. This movie closely parallels what

Ever since I was a little girl my parents have always told me not to talk to strangers, open

the door, or answer the phone. When my family moved into a small culdesac development my

parents reinforced those guidelines. I lived in my new house about a year prior to the attempted

break-in. There are only fifteen houses in my development, and

being fondled, and his weight kept thrusting against the door. All of a sudden, the noises stopped.

of my house thrusting his 200 pound body against the garage door. Trying again and again to

Since this episode, I rarely ever stay home alone by myself. Kevin, from the movie Home Alone,

about three-hundred yards up from my house. Every tendon, ligament, and muscle in my body

occurred. We called the police and had them survey the house and the neighborhood. I told the

was relaxing downstairs snacking on all the things my mom normally would not allow me to eat,

not recognize this little red truck. I shrugged it off, and focused back on the television. I

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