Picking Cotton's Book Report: Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Erin Torneo And Ronald Cotton

In the prologue of Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton, Jennifer was at her daughters’ soccer game while her husband and son was out bonding. Even though she was at the game, Ronald and his daughter Raven showed up to watch Brittany’s game and to hang out with Jennifer.

In chapter one particular, Jennifer and Paul, her boyfriend at the time, had just got back from Pauls’ friends’ celebration exactly where Jennifer began receiving a headache behind her eyes. Because she wasn’t feeling properly, Paul got her a glass of water and some aspirin and rubbed her back until she fell asleep. Paul slipped out while Jennifer was sleeping. A couple of hours soon after he left Jennifer woke up to the sound of feet shuffling. She looked about and didn’t see something so she went back to sleep. Afterwards, she felt some thing gaze her arm. She covered her head then looked over next to her evening stand and seen the top of someone’s head. She asked who was there. A man then sprung up and sat on her legs and held a knife to her neck. She was then raped at knifepoint.

In chapter two Jennifer left her apartment in Burlington and went to remain with her mom in Grandfather Mountain for a while. It was 3 days soon after her rape when the Burlington police called to have Jennifer come look at some images. Detective Gauldin layed down six photos of black males. “The photos had been dealt like card: six on leading and six on the bottom.” Jennifer was told to take her time and study every single image very carefully. She was able to choose which a single she was positive was her rapist. Eleven days right after her assault, Jennifer was known as in to do a line up. There were seven guys lined up in front of her. She was told that her rapist may possibly or could not be one particular of them. They went through the method of identification, then she was in a position to determine number 5 as her rapist. Afterwards Detective Gauldin told her that it was the same guy she has picked from the photographs.

Via the process I was wandering why she just laid there when her rapist was sitting on her. Why didn’t she fight back? Why didn’t she leave to get assist sooner? I also do not comprehend why Paul asked her if she liked being raped. Why would any person like being raped? It’s all just a terrifying process. I do not know how she could stay so calm. I would be terrified if this had occurred to me.

So far I actually like this book. It is fascinating and it makes you want to read much more when you put it down. I also came to the conclusion that Paul is a dick. He’s rude and conniving.