Post 9 A Title By Choice

Do you think that "The House of the Scorpion" is a good title?

The title of the story fits because the Alacran family are bad people. Celia says,"They're all scorpions. Boy, did El Patron have it right when he picked the name." (Farmer 123) This shows that the Alacrian family are like the scorpions because the way they are holds the same negative conotation as the creatures.

Farmer, Nancy. the house of the scorpion. First Simon Pulse. New York: Nancy Farmer, 2002.