Death in Jerusalem (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Trevor Cox
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1970's
- Setting: Tipperary, Ireland, and Jerusalem, Israel
- Principal Characters: Francis Daly, Father Paul
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, United States or Americans, Mothers, Parents and children, Traveling or travelers, Twentieth century, Brothers and sisters, Alcohol, Death or dying, Small-town life, Catholics or Catholic Church, Vacations, Israel or Israelis, Ireland or Irish people, Priests, Jerusalem
- Locales: Jerusalem, Ireland, Israel
The Story
“Death in Jerusalem” concerns the disintegration of the relationship between two Irish brothers, unlike in all ways, but especially in the ways they regard their mother.
Francis Daly, the younger brother, has always lived at home with his mother in a small town in County Tipperary. He is not unhappy with his uneventful life, which consists of managing a hardware store in the daytime, spending many silent evenings sitting with his mother in the parlor, much praying and churchgoing, and occasionally going on quiet vacations with a few friends. However, for...
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