The Way Up To Heaven
Roald Dahl


"The Way Up To Heaven" is a complicated mystery with a different twist to it. Mrs. Foster was a ordinary woman for the most part except that she had a "pathological fear of being late". Mrs. Foster was getting ready to go visit her daughter in Paris for six weeks, she waits in her main foyer waiting for her husband that they story does not say directly but you get the hint that he tries to be late all of the time to make her freak out. Mr. Eugene Foster constantly makes excuses to take a little bit more time. The couple eventually makes it to the airport and Mrs. Fosters plane ends up being delayed till the next day at eleven. Mrs. Foster wakes up at eight thirty the next morning and her husband delays again by "accidentally" miss placing a gift that he could have easily sent in the mail. As Mr. Foster goes back into the house to find the gift Mrs.Foster finds it in the car. She decides on going up to the door. Mrs. Foster hears a noise that shes heard before, she turns around returns to the car and drives away. She makes it to Paris and sends Mr. Foster a letter every Tuesday. When Mrs. Foster returns home there is no car waiting to pick her up so she takes a cab home. When she makes it home she smells a peculiar smell and calls the elevator repair man. From these clues the reader figures that Mr. Forster got stuck in the elevator when Mrs. Foster left for Paris and she new about it but left him to die till she got home.

Mrs. Brown Characteristics Paragraph

Mrs. Brown has a lot of distinct maternal instincts. She is as protective over Christy as a mother bear is
over her cub. She protects Christy from being put in an institute and from all the dangers that may harm him physically.
She is very observant always watching Christy to look for any signs of improvement and to make sure he doesn't hurt himself.
Mrs. Brown was a very altruistic person she always put the needs of her family and others before herself. She was also very determined and desperate to prove her son was not stupid he could just not move. Mrs. Browns maternal instincts paid off when Christy wrote the letter a and proved he was not mentally ill.

The Letter A Blog Assignment Question # 1

4. What kinds of obstacles do people with disabilities face?

People with disabilities face many obstacles. People that are blind are not able to see the world around them and the ones they love. I think disabilities that effect the sense's would be the hardest to live with because you would not be able to embrace the world around you. Some other disabitlities Such as cerebral palsy or any disease that has effected moving would disable you from moving on your own, it would make traveling very difficult. Not all disabilities are caused by disease some are caused by accedents taking away the persons daily routine that they could do before. These obsacles affect day to day life of these people.