"An Encounter" was a story about a few boys skipping school; they meet a ecentric old man that gives the main character and his friends a few pieces of advice. This story is not hard to follow but I keep getting the feeling that there is more to this story. I want to know more about the main characters and their background rather then what they author gave me. The character of the old man was pretty well developed, he gave me this creepy feeling while he was talking to the boys. What was his purpose of being in this story? Is he supposed to symbolize the boys concensous because they are doing something they shouldn't be?