Christmas Morning (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Frank O'Connor
- First Published: 1946
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: Ireland
- Principal Characters: Larry, Sonny, his mother, His father
- Genres: Short fiction, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Children, Family or family life, Rural or country life, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Theft, Christmas, Gifts
- Locales: Ireland
The Story
The first-person narrator of this story, a young boy named Larry, learns an important lesson about growing up, about childhood beliefs, and about family relationships. Young Larry, who is not even ten years old, dislikes his younger, more studious brother, Sonny, because he believes that Sonny is mother's favorite child. Encouraged by their mother, Sonny concentrates on spelling words correctly, on displaying his learning in other subjects, and on attending school, whereas Larry, much to his mother's chagrin, dislikes his studies, favors playing with his boyhood...
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