King, Florence. "A Wasp Looks at Lizzie Borden". Retellings: A Thematic Literature Anthology. Eds. Clarke, M.B. and A.G. Clarke. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2004. 246-253 Lizzie was acquitted of the murders, but King assumes she was guilty. What evidence does King offer? How convincing is it? King's "A Wasp Looks at Lizzie Border" gives the reader a portrayal of the Borden murders that Angela Carter's "The Fall River Axe Murders" does not. King shows us a …
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…hundred and eighty degree claims about certain situations that not only make sense, but fit the situation better than current claims of "not-guilty". Despite it being just an opinion, it somehow manages to make itself believable by not only working against human nature's current first instinct of "innocent until proven guilty", but it becomes more acceptable once the reader realizes that the other light hearted tales are also just another opinion and point of view.