Amanda (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Roberta Fernández
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: South Texas
- Principal Characters: The narrator, Her mother, Amanda
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Children, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Art or artists, Religion, West, U.S., Women, Mexican Americans, Witches or witchcraft, Texas, Moon or moons
- Locales: Texas
The Story
The narrator recalls moments as a five- or six-year-old girl when she would spend her days watching Amanda work at her sewing machine, transforming cloth into fantastic dresses, and spend her nights thinking about Amanda's creations until she fell asleep. Amanda was her connection to the world of creation, as well as a link to the larger social world that Amanda relayed to her through provocative gossip about the men and women she knew in South Texas.
The narrator is not completely comfortable, however, in Amanda's presence. Although she can speak freely with...
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