In Darkness and Confusion (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ann Petry
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: 1943
- Setting: Harlem, New York
- Principal Characters: William Jones, Pink Jones, Annie May
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Prisoners, Racism, New York City, 1940’s, Poverty or poor people, Inner cities or inner-city life, Violence, Death or dying, Riots, Soldiers
- Locales: Harlem, NY
The Story
William Jones, his wife, Pink, and her niece, Annie May, occupy an apartment on the top floor of a Harlem tenement. One Saturday morning, as William eats his breakfast and prepares for work, it is apparent that this will not be a good day. He usually enjoys this first meal of the day—the quiet before the house awakens and the coolness before the sun's heat penetrates the thin walls and makes the small apartment unbearable. This morning, however, the heat is already intolerable, the coffee tastes awful, the eggs are overcooked, and the warmed-over cornbread tastes...
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