Come Out the Wilderness (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Baldwin
- First Published: 1958
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: About 1960
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Ruth Bowman, Paul, Mr. Davis
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Love or romance, Slavery or slaves, New York City, Interracial relationships, Marriage, Friendship, Guilt, Work or workers, Career women, Office employees
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
Ruth Bowman, a young African American woman, begins her day by talking with and making love to her white lover, Paul. She feels desperately dependent on his affection, but also senses that he is slipping away. After she gets to her job as a secretary for an insurance company, she tries not to worry about Paul but fails. Her grim day is relieved when Mr. Davis, an African American executive who is about to be promoted, offers to make her his personal secretary. At noon a chance encounter leads to Ruth's lunching with Davis. It is the beginning of a friendship that Ruth...
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See Also:
James Baldwin (Cyclopedia of World Authors)James Baldwin (Censorship)James Baldwin (Dictionary of World Biography)James Baldwin (Sixties in America)James Baldwin (Short Fiction)James Baldwin (Long Fiction)James Baldwin (Identities and Issues)James Baldwin (Drama)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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