A Wild Sheep Chase (6 points)

 A Wild Sheep Chase is as fascinating and bizarre a story as they come. The noted horror element in this story is supernatural. Throughout the story, there are unsettling moments that kept me at the edge of my seat. Perhaps this is because after seeing a movie like the Grudge, I had certain expectations of this read. However, the novel, although not quite taking on a voice like the Grudge, definitely had a slightly unsettling feeling about it. The mention of death was one of the more unsettling parts. This occurred often, perhaps hinting that the main character was going to experience some form of loss such as Rat. Perhaps the most unsettling, and fascinating thing in the story was the sheep. But first before I delve into that, a brief summary. A man shows up to the narrator's business to find the person responsible for displaying an article along with a photograph. The man represents a dangerous individual that could threaten his life if he did not comply with their wishes. So, the narrator is sent on a search to find the origins of a strange sheep that technically does not exist. What is so strange is that no one has even heard of the type of sheep, and it sometimes appears in certain individual's minds, taking over them. So, the sheep becomes this unnatural phenomena that does not fully become revealed until near the end of the novel. We simply see more and more of a residual effect it has on the individuals it has come in contact with. The damage and or strangeness, perhaps even emptiness individuals become when the sheep decides to leave the individuals while having accomplished it's own goals. 

Just a note, in further pondering the outcome of the story, it seems the narrator became well off and possibly discovered who he was meant to be after his chase of the sheep.