Narrative Elements

The Editor described the setting to be a town in Maryland, consisting of stores, buildings and liquor stores, like any other town. The Editor started with Robin explaining the crime he committed, he stole $20,000 worth of office supplies, which he then tried to sell. The plot continues by Robin continuing his life from jail and getting into fights. After being in prison for a while, the plot of the podcast changed. Robin began to read books and he loved reading them. He began to find errors within some books such as the encyclopedia. He wrote letters addressing the problem. He began working with the producers, specifically Mark Stevens and helping them correct mistakes. This is a part of Robin’s growth as a character. Then Robin got transferred to a different jail/facility where he could not bring his library collection of books. This created a conflict that had to be resolved. Mark was able to resolve the problem and get Robin his books back. After being released from prison, Robin was eager to meet Mark. He was able to meet him and thank him. Robin growth as a character is shown at the end when his house is broken into and robbed because he then knew how it felt to have things taken from you, which he used to do to people. He realized it was wrong and unfair. The editor did a good job on showing the character growth, plot, and conflict and resolution. The editor was engaging and interesting, making readers want to keep listening/reading.