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Summary

A young man named Andrew Smith, who had tendencies towards violence and murder, was spared from committing a heinous act by a visit to a peculiar dentist who may have darker intentions himself.

Abstract

Andrew Smith, a disturbed individual who took pleasure in harming animals and contemplated kidnapping a neighbor's child, was on the verge of acting out his violent fantasies. However, a severe toothache led him to a dentist with a unique moral compass. This dentist, who only targeted those he deemed deserving of death, may have prevented Andrew from becoming a serial killer by intervening in an unconventional manner. The story suggests that the dentist has a device reminiscent of a large blender, and there is an implication that he has used it on Andrew, as his brother-in-law's restaurant continues to serve a meaty borscht. The narrative is concise, published in "A Few Words," a Medium publication that accepts stories under 500 words.

Opinions

  • The dentist is portrayed as someone who takes justice into his own hands by targeting individuals with violent tendencies.
  • The story implies that the dentist may have a cannibalistic nature, as his brother-in-law's restaurant serves a meaty borscht after Andrew's visit.
  • The author seems to hold a darkly humorous view of vigilante justice, with the dentist's actions being both a form of punishment and a means of preventing future crimes.
  • There is a suggestion that the dentist's method, while extreme, is effective in deterring potential criminals from acting on their impulses.
  • The narrative raises ethical questions about the nature of justice and the morality of taking a life to save others.

The Dentist

If it weren’t for The Dentist. Andrew Smith would have become a serial killer.

Andrew got pleasure from mutilating and killing small animals. When the weather was nice the woman who lived next door to the Smith’s would leave her infant daughter outside in the pram by her back door to get some air. Andrew fantasised about slipping into the yard and snatching the sleeping child from the pram and was in fact preparing to do so.

Fortunately he got a toothache and Andrew’s parents took him to The Dentist.

The mild mannered dentist was a psychopath with a keen nose for those who had similar tendencies. He followed a rather peculiar ethical code. He never killed anyone who did not deserve to die. And unlike some people who go hunting just for sport he believed that his prey should be consumed and enjoyed by others.

The Dentist has a strange machine. It is a very large glass cylinder with sharp blades. It resembles an oversized kitchen blender.

The Dentist told Andrew’s parents that Andrew was afraid of the drill and that he had leapt out of the chair and ran away.

The Dentist’s brother-in-law who owns a Polish restaurant continues to serve a nice meaty borscht.

This story is published in a Few Words, Medium’s publication that only accepts stories under 500 words.

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Short Fiction
Humour
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