The Little Mermaid in My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me

-Des.,Mir. are going gave robbing for a wedding gown, they are specifically looking for a dress off of a young women who had been murdered on her wedding day by the grooms mother.(pg.171)

-they live in a place called Rothgustt’s Asylum for Misspent youth, because they were arrested for taking candy from a baby.

- There is a “ mermaid ghost” , Desiree hears her, the ghost beckons her to the tree , the ghost had something important to tell her (172)

- the mermaid had hung herself on the tree (172)

-The tree; many women and men have been hung on the tree, the base of the tree has bones of victis. Desiree touches the mermaids skeleton and a drop of blood comes out, which causes the mermaid’s ghost to appear.(173)

- The mermaids tongue had been cut off but in death she could speak

-The mermaid had history with Desires fiancé Axel and told her the story that happened between them (173)

-Axel; found the mermaid, goes to an all-boys school, met Diseree on the beach

Mudpuddle Beach; Mermaid Parade, many mermaids washed up on shore because they couldn’t breath because the ocean air is too thick(174), at the parade they take the most beautiful of the dead mermaids and use them in the parade as art

-Axel and Desiree where on the beach and rescued a mermaid (180-181)