The Sheriffs Children was an interesting reading. It started off slow, as warned and then had a winding plot that surprised you as well as entertained you in till the end. The sheriff is a character with many problems. In the beginning you feel as if he is a stable man with a lot of pride in his work and himself. As the story progresses it changes to a large struggle with his own pride in duty and his own child’s life. Now this decision should be easy for anyone, if your child’s life is on the line do you really want to be the one that kills them, I think not. For the sheriff it is shown that he is educated far more than many people in the lonely town, as well as respected by others in the community. When he leaves to go to the jail he is told not to. He responds with, “Who would shoot me?” That shows that he is not afraid of people in the town because of his rank in society. Although he is between a rock and a hard place it may be tough to be who he is. So much weight on his shoulders so many people that care and respect him. Everyone seems to watch his steps as well as his decision overall. He struggles very much with this situation and as much as his character puts on a hero role, he is anything but. He is not the hero of the story he is merely the character in the story you wish gets hit by a bus. So I guess he is needed because who else could annoy you that much and keep you reading the story.