1. “The Blues Merchant”
Page 284 in Echoes

2. Making Predictions Look up the word “merchant.” What does it mean?
What predictions can you make about the story based on the title “The Blues Merchant”?

3. Folsom Prison and San Quentin
Folsom State Prison is a California State Prison located in the city of Folsom, California, 20 mi (32 km) northeast from the state capital of Sacramento. Opened in 1880, Folsom is the second-oldest prison in the state of California after San Quentin and was the first in the country to have electricity.[2] Folsom was one of the first maximum security prisons, and as such witnessed the execution of 93 condemned prisoners over a 42-year period. It is possibly best known in popular culture for two concerts performed at the facility by musician Johnny Cash in the late 1960s. Folsom State Prison is one of 33 prisons operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

4. Folsom

5. San Quentin

6. Read Aloud “The Blues Merchant” (284)

7. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
A little video clip
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

8. “The Blues Merchant” Questions
Page 285 #1 #2
Explain the change in p.o.v in the very last sentence of the story. How does this change influence the reader’s interpretation of the story?

9. A Review of “Lamb to the Slaughter”
Alfred Hitchcock's "Lamb to the Slaughter"