Searching for Stories with the pros: Sheltering Sky

1) The significance is that the writer is telling a story about an autistic child and through the story they explain the struggle of being a family member having to deal with their child being dangerous. The writer does focus on one subject in particular (Sky Walker) because he murdered his mother making his story more interesting to the public I assume, but they also discus other people in very similar situations.

2) The writer doesn't seem to include themselves into the story often which I think helps the story from losing it's objective.

3) The writer makes there story a story by taking you through the life of Sky and his family by including great sensory details that make it seem as if you were there experiencing it rather than just telling you how a man killed his mother without knowing detailed context.

4) The writer reported this story in chronological order. I'm pretty sure that the majority of the information came from interviews. They talked to the ex-husband, the school, the jail, Trudy's old friends, and some things from Sky. The reporter must have spent ages on this story because there was SO much information on every ones lives and experiences.

5) "I. Don't. Have. Words." The reporter would have asked about a story of Sky's early aggression. "It was the first time I got beat up by him." The reporter would have asked about Scotts first experiences with Sky's dangerous side. "Hurt Momma," he said. "Sad." The reporter would have asked about Sky's feelings after the murder.