In 1990, the hit comedy "Home Alone" was released on video. This movie is a nasty, evil,
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 the majority of the families that
live in these houses are retired. Most people would think my neighborhood is a relatively crime
free place. It was the summer of fourth grade. I was nine years old, going on sixteen. I thought I
was so mature and could take care of myself. So when my mother had to leave for a business
meeting and would only be gone for an hour, I jumped at the opportunity to stay home by myself.
Little did I know that this would be one of the most traumatic experiences of my life.
The nightmare began about twenty minutes after my mom left for her business meeting. I
was relaxing downstairs snacking on all the things my mom normally would not allow me to eat,
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