Disobedience (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Hamilton
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1990-1991
- Setting: Chicago, Illinois
- Principal Characters: Henry Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, Kevin Shaw, Elvira Shaw, Richard Polloco, Lily, Karen
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Twentieth century, Chicago, Adultery, 1990’s, Illinois
- Locales: Chicago, IL
Disobedience begins with a powerful moment of choice. One day seventeen-year-old Henry accidentally enters his mother’s e-mail password when starting his browser. He finds at least one message already waiting to be read. Here the choice he makes is almost by reflex. He reads the message and discovers that his mother is in the midst of an adulterous affair with a musician friend. The first ethical decision he faces is simple: Should he read a message not meant for him? An even more important ethical question is raised after he reads that first message. Now he has crossed a moral...
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