Stranger And Fiction By Harold Crick - 964 Words

Harold Crick in Stranger Than Fiction is a man who starts and ends every day the same way for twelve years. He starts off each day by brushing his teeth seventy-six times. He leaves for the bus at the same time each day calculating his steps. However, Harold was brushing his teeth on an average Wednesday and he heard a voice. He did not know where the voice was coming from; eventually, he concluded the voice was a narrator in his head. The voice in Harold’s head changed his life forever. The voice is narrating every aspect of his life, until she says he is going to die. Harold now realizes that he is a main character of a book. He knows that if the narrator wants him to die, he will because everything else she says is true. Harold reflects on the way he has been living his life. Harold gets up and follows the same routine every day; it is obvious he is a bit obsessive compulsive. He notices that the way he has been living his life is boring. 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