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The main character of Chapter 3: That One Autumn is Marie Whitten, the wife of Ernie Whitten, the pipefitter from Atlantic Pulp and Paper. Marie is sick with cancer. The mill strike is effecting Marie by her husband is becoming angry and Ernie was supposed to retire but he can’t since the mill is on strike. In this chapter Marie flashes back to when she went to their cabin at the lake by herself. When she gets there, a young lady captures her and holds her hostage until her boyfriend comes back. When the boyfriend comes back, they tie her up to a chair and threaten to kill her (actually the kidnappers girlfriend actually cuts her so she won’t die but it will look like she did). Ernie comes to save the day though and they go home alive. I can relate to Marie by my family has a cabin too. We go there a lot just like Ernies family. We have had that camp for about nine or ten years. It’s not close to a lake, but its close to some water, its near a brook. I also know how it is to be scared of things in life. I was hit by dirt bike this summer and I was scared of what was going to happen next.
 * Isiah**


 * Brittnie C.**

Marie knew that she had been dying of cancer. She had left her home and her husband Ernie, to go on a mini vacation to their cabin only 40 miles away. But to her surprise when she got there she was not alone, there is a nude teenage girl in her back yard. Marie told her to leave many times with no response, until Tracey, the girl pulled out a knife. She took Marie outside where they had waited for Tracey’s boyfriend. He got there, and tied Marie to a chair in the kitchen, and left to start the car for his and Tracey’s get away, leaving the girl with the order to kill Marie, but she did not kill her she slit a small cut onto her head but she was still alive.

I can relate to Marie because, one night when I had stayed the night with my friend, when all the sudden we began to hear loud nocking coming from the window in the living room. Within minutes there was a cat outside the door to my neighbor and best friends house, the cat was hissing and screeching. That was when the knocking had began again. It had really scared me so I called my uncle whom was across the street, telling him what had happened, he and my Aunt walked around the house finding the cat but that was it. It had been a long scary night. But me and my friend were okay.


 * Zachary**

Marie remembers the time she went to the cabin to spend time by herself to think abot her second child that she lost in the fall, and she encounters Tracey, a young girl and her boyfriend Mike, who had broken in. Mike has also robbed two gas stations in Portland.Tracey and Mike met at a concert. Mike threatens to kill Marie, but is not brave enough to and sends Tracey inside to do it. Tracey only makes a little cut on Marie’s forehead to make it look like she did.


 * Jasmine**

 The main character of this chapter was Marie, Ernie’s wife. Marie went to her camp alone because she was sad that her son went away to college. She didn’t take Ernie because she was upset with him since he didn’t seem to care that their son was leaving. When Marie got to the cabin their was people hiding out their. This young nineteen year old girl and her boyfriend kept Marie hostage for not even 24hrs.

I can relate to Marie in the that I to avoid people that I am upset with. I don’t like to pretend that everything is okay, when it definitely not. For a little while I like to just go to a quiet place where I can let out all my anger. I feel that it is a lot better then just keeping in the anger. Marie is a very smart, kind, brave women that I hope lives a long life to show her kindness to others around her.


 * Joey**

The third chapter in Ernie’s ark is all about Marie Whitten. Marie Whitten is Ernie’s wife right now Marie is battling with cancer. In this chapter Marie lied in bed with her dog assuming that will be the last time they will be together dreaming about Autumn in particular. She went in the Cabin they had on a lake. She went inside and it was a mess someone had broken in to there cabin. A lady named Tracy and her boyfriend had been staying there from being on the run from the police.

I could relate to Marie Whitten by sticking in there all the time I like how she fights and thinks positive even though she is dieing of cancer. I think I am like that because I will never give up on something until I succeed at it. There was one time where I was playing a little one on one basketball with my friend and we played for hours until I finally beat him after several tries.


 * Junita**

 This chapter is about Marie Witten, Ernie’s wife. Well, she decides to take some time to herself, so she went down to the camp that they have. When she got there she found a girl there coming out of the woods naked. The girl just barges in and takes control. She holds Marie hostage for a hole night. The girls name is Tracey, 19 years old, and she was waiting for her boyfriend who knocked over two gas stations, and was hiding out there. At first Tracey said that they met in Pre-med, but really they met at a concert.  Her boyfriend came back. Marie tried to run for it and he half-carried her back and tied her to a chair. He stacked over to the fridge and ate some food. He ended up hitting her in the face and making Tracey kill her. But thank god Tracey did not, she only pretended to kill her. Then they took all of their stuff and left.  A couple hours later Erine came and found her like that, and untied her.

I can relate to Marie because my house was broken into before, and it is not fun watching all of your stuff being taken, and windows smashed out, and not having a place to stay. I feel bad for her too.

Marie Whitten is Ernie's wife who we already know is dying of cancer. While she is lying bed with her dog, which she assumes is going to be for the last time, she flashes back to one Autumn in particular. Marie went to the cabin that they owned on the lake. When she got inside she knew something was different. The place was a mess. A girl named Tracey and her boyfriend had been staying here, on the run from the police. They held Marie hostage in fear. Marie was tied up when Ernie finally came in to save her. She realized how much she loved him.
 * Rylee**

I can relate to Marie because I know how it feels when you're afraid what is going to happen next. One night, my Mom and I were on the couch just watching TV when we heard a noise coming from outside. My Mom is always paranoid and we were afraid someone was out there. I was terrified and hid under the covers. It was scary not knowing whether or not someone was going to hurt us.


 * Brittany L.**

“That one autumn” is about Marie Whitten, who is Ernie’s wife. As she lays in her bed, Marie flashes back to one autumn. She enters the cabin and notices everything seems to be wrong. Later to find out a girl, Tracey, and her boyfriend are staying in her cabin in order to run away from the cops. For their safety they find it best to hold Marie there until they figured out their next move. When Marie’s husband, Ernie, finally shows up at the cabin he finds her tied up. They are perfect for each other.

I can relate to Marie because I know what its like to be afraid. One time my friends and I went for a walk down my road in the middle of the night. I pretty much live in the woods. We were walking and purposely scaring each other. I always think of the worse things that could happen. We didn’t get far until we heard a noise and booked it back home.


 * Nichole**

 Chapter 3 analysis

 Marie is a sweet kind hearted elderly lady who has been slowly dying of cancer for a wile now.She had been married to Ernie for 45 years and they both share a son James.Marie was a part time librarian for most of her life.Who when it was coming close to her final hours went back to one of her memories of when she had just lost her 2nd child and went to her and Ernie’s cabin alone when a couple had broken in and kept her hostage.To figure out in the end why her and Ernie stayed together.


 * Robert**

 Chapter Three Analysis

 In chapter three of “Ernie’s Ark”, Ernie’s wife has a flashback to when she went to the family cabin by her self, because her son just went to college, and she wanted to know how it truly felt to be alone. She drove to the cabin to find a mess in side. There was a sleeping bag, a used toilet, and empty food box’s on the counter. She hears someone coming up the stone stairs, so she rushes out to see who it was. Then, standing at the top of the stairs, was this very pale, thin girl, about nine teen years old, who had just a towel in her arms, and no clothes on. She told the girl to leave, but she would not listen. So the girl puts her clothes on, and takes out a knife and says she is the one in charge. A while later, the girls boyfriend gets to the cabin, and he rushes through the door, and pushes Marie to the ground. He takes out a knife and threatens to kill her. But the girl keeps telling him not to. The man tells his girlfriend to do it. But the girl only gives her a little cut on her forehead. But it bleeds allot, so it looks like she is dead. Then they leave, and Marie leaves after they did.  How I relate to this story is one time I went with my family to my camp, but we do not go there much. So when we walked in, we saw a mess, so we investigated. We looked around, and we found the intruder, it was a raccoon.


 * Sara**

Chapter 3

 This chapter is told from Marie’s point of view, Ernie wife. She has a flashback before she was to sick from cancer. She decides to go to their cabin for a week thats forty miles away. Ernie try’ s to convince her to stay or at least take the door but she says I haven’t been alone in years. He gives in and says be careful. As soon as she gets to the cabin she knows something is wrong. Things look different inside as if someone had been their. Then Marie hears something, a girl was walking. The girl, Tracey and her boyfriend had been living their. They were on the run from the police. Tracey holds Marie hostage till her boyfriend gets their. When he arrives he ties her to chair out of fear, takes her money and her car. But before they go the boyfriend orders Tracey to kill Marie. Tracey only gives her a little cut by her head but she does not die.  I can relate to Marie so many times. Whenever I read something scary or watch something scary I get freaked out. When I’m home alone and its dark out it seems like their is someone actually lurking outside my house or my window. When I hear creaking, footsteps or at least I think I’m hearing them gets me even more scared. I can never sleep with my window open because I’m afraid someone will crawl in my window and stand their staring at me or waiting to hurt me.


 * Brian**

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 is all about Mary’s point of view. In chapter 3, Marie is at her cabin when she hears something out back. She goes out to investigate what she hears and there is a women about 19 years old coming in. Mary tells the girl to leave but the girl stays calm and walks right into the cabin. Tracey, the girl gets into her purse and pulls out a knife and catches Mary on the wrist. Tracey holds Mary hostage until her boyfriend pulls up in the driveway. The boyfriend leaves Tracey with one order, and that order is to kill Mary who is tied up. However, Tracy doesn’t kill Mary. I can relate to this chapter because a couple nights ago I was with a friend and we started to hear a noise that sounded like someone was saying that someone was breaking in. A couple of minutes later and we herd another noise that sounded like someone was dragging a dead body across the floor. There was another person that kept saying “help”. There was nobody there except us, so we were scared more than usual. We never did find out what the noises were.

Katrina

Chapter three, “That one autumn”, is mainly about Marie Whitten. She is currently sick with cancer. She is also affected by Ernie being so stressed out from the paper mill going on strike. While laying in her bed, she has a flashback about when she went to her camp on the lake one autumn. There was an unusual mess inside the cabin, there was a girl inside her house waiting for her boyfriend to come back. She had tied Marie to a chair and threatened to kill her. Ernie then comes and saves the day.

I could relate to Marie because I know what its like to be afraid. This reminds me of a time where me and a friend were walking in the woods at night. It was completely dark and we didn’t have any lights. It was scary because we just had to hope there was nothing dangerous around us, or that we wouldn’t suddenly run into something. We couldn’t see what was ahead of us or what we were in for, kind of like how Marie didn’t know what was going to happen.