Dog Stories (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Francine Prose
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: Western Massachusetts
- Principal Characters: Christine, John, Robert
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Dogs, Love or romance, 1980’s, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Pregnancy, Weddings, Wounds or injuries, Learning disabilities
- Locales: Massachusetts
The Story
The story opens with dog stories that are being told at a wedding celebration by guests and the bride, because the bride has a bandaged leg and a slight limp from a dog bite. The dog stories relieve some of the tension in the air—caused partially by the bride, Christine's, pregnancy—but they also remind Christine and the groom, John, of another dog story about their old collie, Alexander. They’ve both sworn off retelling this story, and Christine thinks that this refusal to mention the story to the guests connects her with John more strongly than the ceremony...
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