About David (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Social realism
- Time of Work: September 27 to June 8 in the late 1970’s
- Setting: A suburb near New York City
- Principal Characters: Lynn Epstein, David Morris, Bob Morris, Lorraine Morris, Steffi, Jeffrey Green, Bill Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Epstein
- Themes: Suicide, friendship, family, and emotions
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1970’s, Parents and children, Teenagers, Suicide, Murder or homicide, Friendship, Adoption or adopted children, Bereavement or grief
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
About David is really the story of Lynn Epstein, who is recording her thoughts in a diary as she tries to sort through all of the feelings that are closing in on her. Not only is her oldest friend—someone who was like a brother—dead at seventeen, but also his death was the result of suicide right after he murdered his adopted parents. Lynn immediately withdraws within herself with all of her pain and grief. She feels guilty for not having stopped David. Lynn is not capable of seeing or feeling anyone else’s pain, and therefore she alienates her best...
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