Also says that the way that Oates writes, making it seem as if Connie was in a dream, makes the reader question if it was or wasn’t because unlike other stories Connie doesn't wake up. This piece of writing fits into a larger discussion of the story because unlike many of the journals provided, this journal gives facts that contradict what other authors say about the story. Hurley includes all the facts and compares them to the murder of Alleen to correct himself. Marsden Gillis,