Boy in the Summer Sun (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Schorer
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1930's
- Setting: A farm in the rural United States
- Principal Characters: Will, Rachel Harley, Max Garey, Mrs. Harley
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Love or romance, Self, Poetry or poets, 1930’s, Farms, farmers, or farming, Dropouts, Separation, Students or student life
- Locales: United States
The Story
After dropping out of college during his third year, Will has taken a job in an accounting office in the city. He visits longtime sweetheart Rachel, who is still a student. Rachel is now vaguely enamored with Professor Max Garey, one of her English teachers, who happens to visit her at the farm while Will is there. The three lie in the sun near a farm lake. When Max reads poetry to Rachel, Will grows angry and takes a walk. The couple break up as an immediate consequence.
Themes and Meanings
The story contains several tensions and conflicts, including...
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