In the beginning of this short story, we are introduced to Richard and Cara, the victim of a rape. Richard and Cara have been having problems with their marriage, part of which has been not being able to get pregnant. To me, this story is a little confusing in the beginning as we quickly move from a courtroom, to the everyday lives of the two main characters mentioned above, to the hospital, and so forth. I am also a little bit confused as to why Cara decides to keep this baby, as it is not her husband's, but yet a painful reminder of what happened to her. I believe that the story ends rather abruptly, and we never find out if the baby helped their marriage or not (as it seemed to towards the very end of the story).
In comparison to the first two stories we read, I believe this one is a bit more interesting and geared toward a "younger" audience. The title suits the piece well, and the characters in the story are ever-changing. Throughout the story, Richard distances himself more and more from his wife and then is there for her in the end, while Cara changes her lifestyle in numerous ways to do what is best for the baby. Overall, I thought this story was pretty engaging and I didn't mind reading it.

Cara, a victim of rape whom becomes pregnant with the rapist child is an unsure women. After she discovers that she is pregnant her immediate reaction is to get an abortion. However, a day before she is about to go through with the abortion, she backs out of it and decides to have the baby. Additionally, she seems to be unsure about how exactly she feels towards her husband. At first she allows him to care for her, explaining "For the three weeks that followed the attack he had done nothing but wait on Cara hand and foot, answering to her every need" (p. 54). Then as time went on, she and her husband Richard grew further apart and she seemed to not care. When he did not return from a business trip she was not upset and when he talked badly about the child she was carrying she once again, did not seem to care.

Additionally, Richards’s character is one that puzzles me. His wife was faced with a life changing decision and he barely had anything to say about it. I know that in the end its was Cara's decision whether or not she wanted to keep the child because she was one who would give birth, but I was surprised when he did not express his feelings. Although he wanted to tell her that he did not want children, he did not even after she said that she wanted to. They had been married for almost ten years and having a child is a big responsibility, one which they should have discussed more. I was also, very taken back when Richard made such harsh remarks to the unborn child, such saying "the son of a monster" (p. 65). Even though it is not his son, he should treat him like it is because he will most likely be the boy’s father figure. In the end though, I was relieved to see that Richard was there for the birth which hopefully meant that he would be there for the rest of his son's life.

There are 3 main characters in this story. There is Cara, who is one of the many rape victims of Derrick Cooper, and also became pregnant with his child. Richard is Cara's husband who is depressed and unsure about Cara's decision to keep the rapist's baby. Lastly, there is Dorothy who is the midwife that is going to give birth to the child. After the rape incident, Richard distances himself from Cara because he feels like he has not fulfilled his duty as being a husband and a father. He is intimidated with the fact that he has tried so many times to get Cara pregnant, and the "Wolfman" only had to try once.

At the beginning Cara tends to ignore Richard's feelings about the situation, and she is more occupied about how to deal with her pregnancy. Dorothy is the first person who really realizes that Richard is troubled. She makes the couple open their eyes to the problem that they have been ignoring for so long. She also is the one who insists on bringing Richard back into Cara's life after he has left. I feel that Dorothy's character brought the two spouses back together in the beautiful birth of their child whether it was Richard's or not.

I found this story to be very engaging. I really enjoyed reading it, and while the target audience may not have been college students, I don't think many of these stories were written specifically for college students. I think the short stories have a broader audience because the ideas behind all the stories are easily relateable. While the different situations of the stories may not apply to us directly, they are sadly common struggles for many Americans today.

I really liked seeing Cara overcome the rape. I thought it was very brave of her to keep the child, knowing that the child would be a daily reminder of the past. It bothered me that Richard just kind of went away because she was keeping the child. He should have told her his feelings from the beginning but instead he kept them to himself, allowing them to build up inside him. I don't think Cara was being selfish in keeping the child because she didn't know any better. Richard should have told her that he didn't want children like it says toward the top of page 55. I did enjoy seeing the couple become reunited. The event at the hospital with the gay nurse (being that they were in Hollywood) was hilarious and very well written. I liked the details of the story even though some parts were a bit graphic and awkward to read. I think my appeal may be similar to a wide range of the rest of the audience.

I think the character in this book who was most effected was Richard. Richard, the husband of Cara, is obviously not the father. Cara was raped and is pregnant with the Reservoir Rapist's child. The Reservoir Rapist is a coach and teacher at a near by school. He was a stand out athlete and everyone respected him. Richard being the father feels irresponsible and feels like he won't be able to be a true dad. Can you blame him? I can't even imagine what I would do.

For Richard knowing that his wife is pregnant with another man's baby. Granted Cara was raped an couldn't do anything about, I would still be absolutely torn. Cara was thinking about having an abortion and then decided not to. Richard was so hurt that he wanted to leave completely but we could not do it. Richard slowly pulled himself away from Cara. He and Cara were constantly fighting I feel like. I could see them separating from the start. Overall I enjoyed the read.

In this short story Son of the Wolfman, we right from the beginning hear about a man called "Reservoir Rapist", creepy for the opening bit of information. In that we walk through this story with one of his victims. Cara, is a woman who is married and unfortunately for her and her husband Richard, they will not be able to live this ordeal down. To make matter even heavier for the couple we find out that Cara is pregenant and not by her husband. Richard is stuck in the middle, how should he feel, react, or should he just be in this parallel.

In the midst of everything thahaapen Cara carries the baby to past term and has the child. In preperation, Richard is dealing with issues of his manhood and the way how this unborn child is causing him more stress that what he is already able to deal. I for one, am glad in this twist of events, Richard was able to find the inner stength to pull everything together and be there for his wife and the baby. It often said it takes a real man to care for someone else's child as his own. In Richard's case I believe he saw in the blessing in dsguise.‎

I agree that this story is the best one that we have read so far. It was engaging from beginning to end, and it had a realism about it that made me feel emotionally connected to the characters. I feel that even if one has not been personally affected by rape or an unexpected pregnancy, this story has a way of getting into your head and capturing your imagination for however long it takes you to read it.
I also feel that the pregnancy was a manifestation of the trouble between Richard and Cara. As the pregnancy went on and Cara got bigger, so did the issues between her and her husband. The baby represented the resentment and fear that Richard felt. In the end, however, when the baby is actually born it is as if the huge cloud that had been hanging over Cara and Richard's relationship was lifted.