Barbados (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Paule Marshall
- First Published: 1961
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: 1958
- Setting: Barbados
- Principal Characters: Mr. Watford, Mr. Goodman, The girl
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Racism, Blacks, Alienation, Emotions, Death or dying, Servants
- Locales: Barbados
The Story
The title suggests a story that treats life in the Caribbean island of Barbados, perhaps on the microcosmic scale that suits the scope of the short story. However, the main character, Mr. Watford, deliberately lives far outside the mainstream of Barbadian society. He lives alone in an ostentatious plantation house with stone walls, large windows, and a columned portico, which is set far back from the gate that separates it from the crude wooden houses of the village. He tries to live like a white man. His house is an emblem of such a life, with size and pretense, with...
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