Careful (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Raymond Carver
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1970's
- Setting: An unnamed city
- Principal Characters: Lloyd, Inez, Mrs. Matthews
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Alcoholism or alcoholics, Emotions, Substance abuse, Divorce, Ear
- Locales: United States
The Story
Lloyd and Inez have recently gone through what Inez calls “an assessment.” The outcome of this assessment is that they decide to separate. As the story opens, Lloyd has recently moved into a two-room and bath attic apartment in Mrs. Matthews's house. The ceilings in the apartment are low and slanting, so much so that Lloyd has to stoop to look out the windows and has to be careful not to hit his head when he gets out of bed.
The reader first meets Lloyd as he enters the building in which he lives, carrying his groceries—some lunch meat and three bottles...
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