Part 2: The Mouse on the Mile-Chapters 4-6

The day before an execution, Paul and his crew went through the steps and motions until they perfected it. Old Toot, the old man who runs the meatwagon, helped out the men for the practice rounds the day before Arlen Bitterbuck was scheduled for execution. They had a little unexpected visitor also, Mr. Jingles. Paul goes on to talk about how important both the mouse and Coffey will end up being. He explains how even though Coffey is a huge guy, he's scared of the dark and almost everynight weeps. That's the strange thing about Coffey, he seems like such a great guy to do a thing like he did. He also talks about how his urinary infection is still terribly painful.

Part 2: The Mouse on the Mile-Chapters 1-3

Paul talks about Georgia Pines, a nursing home where "he's crossing his last bunch of t's and dotting his last mess of i's." He says that it reminds him a lot of Cold Mountain and there's even a man, Brad Dolan, that reminds him of Percy Wetmore. He is now much older and starts going back to the past. He talks about how 1932 was a year he could never forget. That was the year that John Coffey and William Wharton arrived and Eduard Delacroix's execution did not go so well. It was also the year that Mr. Jingles or Steamboat Willy started hanging around E Block. Paul went back to a time when the mouse proved his intelligence once again. He would only eat food from certain people, such as Paul or Brutal, the people that were around a lot. There was an incidence when Percy tried to kill him but he got away. From that point on, he usually knew only to come around when Percy was nowhere in sight. The guys were amazed at his ability.

Part 1: The Two Dead Girls-Chapters 7-8

Delacroix's mouse was the entertainment. The mouse became known as "Steamboat Willy." He would go up and down E block looking in and out of the cells as if he worked there. He would eat food that the men fed him so fascinatingly. Steamboat Willy later became known as "Mr. Jingles." Whenever Percy was around, he would chase down the mouse and of course, Mr. Jingles would escape. Paul and Brutal went to the restraint room, the place where they believed the mouse stayed, and searched around and up in the ceiling they found Mr. Jingles' home. Also, they found colored splintered remains of a spool. The men believed he kept it to remember Delacroix and discovered that the mouse was miraculously smart. That same night, Paul and Brutal both decided that they couldn't do this job and they couldn't stand to see one more man suffer in that chair. John Coffey would be Paul's last.

Part 1: The Two Dead Girls-Chapters 5-6

Paul could not sleep that night thinking about the young girls. He stayed up all night and the next day the warden wanted to speak with him. Paul figured it was because Percy told on him and he was going to get a speech about it. Paul eventually went in and saw him. It started with some small talk and then he told him that Percy told on him for giving him a hard time. The warden said that Percy sent in an application at Briar, but if Paul put him on the electrocution team for a few people then he might leave sooner. He also brought up John Coffey which seems to be a trend of everyone, he asks if he is going to be a problem. Paul replys no as usual. I'm anxious to see if anything else happens between Percy and Paul.

Part 1: The Two Dead Girls-Chapters 4

Chapter 4 starts out with introducing the Detterick family. The Detterick family lived in the South. Klaus, the father, Majorie,his wife, and their 3 kids; Howard and the twins, Cora and Kathe. It was a warm June night and the girls asked for permission to sleep in the screened-in porch. The parents agreed and the girls happily slept outside. The next morning, the girls are missing. Mr. Detterick and his son Howie go out on a search for them with a group of men and some search dogs. After a while, they arrive at something excruciating; A huge man with each daughter in one arm, naked, covered in blood. They begin to talk to him and he is in a daze. All he can say is, "I couldn't help it, I tried to take it back but it was too late."

Part 1: The Two Dead Girls-Chapters 1-3

The novel starts off talking about 1932 when the state penitentiary was at Cold Mountain. The narrator introduces the electric chair, also. The electric chair was known as "Old Sparky," or "the Big Juicy." We learn that the narrator of this story is Paul Edgecombe, the E Block super. He describes the penitentiary and tells about some of the people there and their stories. However, there is one man who he is particularly interested in. John Coffey, a black "montsrous" man, who is 6'8" and more than 300 lbs. John Coffey is accompanied to his cell by two guards, Harry Terwilliger and Percy Wetmore. Percy gives Coffey a hard time as their own their way down saying, "Dead man walking." Paul is irritated with him and tells him to go somewhere. Paul has an oppurtunity to talk to him briefly. Coffey was very intriguing to him and after Paul leaves, he goes to the prison library to look for some newspaper articles or more information on him.
The story is interesting so far but I am very anxious to see more about John Coffey. I am predicting that there is a long story behind this man and he obviously committed a very serious crime.