In the prologue to Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton, Jennifer was at her daughters' soccer game while her husband and his son were out of bond. While she was at the game, Ronald and his daughter Raven showed up to watch Brittany's game and hang out with Jennifer. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay In the first chapter, Jennifer and Paul, her boyfriend at the time, had just returned from Paul's friends' party where Jennifer had started getting a headache behind her eyes. Since she wasn't feeling well, Paul got her a glass of water and an aspirin and rubbed her back until she fell asleep. Paul ran away while Jennifer was sleeping. A few hours after leaving Jennifer awoke to the sound of shuffling footsteps. He looked around and saw nothing, so he went back to sleep. Next, she felt something staring at her arm. He covered his head, then looked next to the nightstand and saw the top of someone's head. He asked who was there. A man then jumped up, sat on her lap and held a knife to her neck. She was then raped with a knife. In chapter two Jennifer left her apartment in Burlington and went to stay with her mother at Grandfather Mountain for a while. Three days had passed since her rape when the Burlington police called Jennifer to show her some photos. Detective Gauldin filed six photos of black males. “The images were dealt like cards: six up and six down.” Jennifer was told to take her time and study each image carefully. She was able to choose who she was sure was her rapist. Eleven days after her assault, Jennifer was called for a confrontation. There were seven guys lined up in front of her. She was told that her rapist may or may not be one of them. They went through the identification process, then she was able to identify number five as her rapist. Detective Gauldin later told her that it was the same boy she had chosen from the photos. During the trial I wondered why she lay there while her rapist sat on her. Why didn't he react? Why didn't she go and ask for help first? I also don't understand why Paul asked her if she liked being raped. Why would anyone want to be raped? It's all just a terrifying process. I don't know how she can stay so calm. I would be terrified if this happened to me. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay I really like this book so far. It's interesting and makes you want to read more when you put it down. I've also come to the conclusion that Paul is a dick. It's rude and sneaky.