A Chain of Love (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Reynolds Price
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1950's or 1960's
- Setting: Afton, North Carolina, a small town near the border between North Carolina and Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina
- Principal Characters: Rosacoke Mustian, Horatio “Rato” Mustian, Milo Mustian, Sissie Mustian, Baby sister, Mama Mustian, Papa, Wesley Beavers, Mr. Ledwell
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Grandparents or grandchildren, Sick persons, Hospitals
- Locales: Virginia, North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
The Story
The chain of love to which the title of this story alludes represents the closeness of the Mustian family, three generations of whom live in Afton, North Carolina, on the Virginia-North Carolina border. Papa, a widower, has just celebrated his birthday with appropriate family festivities. The next day he falls sick, and Dr. Sledge decides that he must be hospitalized in Raleigh, an hour's drive away. As is customary among rural southern families, all the kinfolk go to Raleigh for Papa's hospitalization.
Mama, Rosacoke's mother and the widow of Papa's son,...
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