Enero (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Helen Ponce
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1940's
- Setting: Southern California
- Principal Characters: Constancia de Paz, Justo de Paz, Apollonia
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Children, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Mothers, Parents and children, 1940’s, California, West, U.S., Pregnancy, Adultery, Death or dying, Mexican Americans, Health, Mexico or Mexicans, Latinos, Tuberculosis, Birth control, Clothing or dress
- Locales: California
The Story
Expecting her tenth child, Constancia has just been examined by Dr. Greene, who has told her that her baby is due in January (the “Enero” of the title). This will be her first winter baby, and she only hopes it will be strong enough to fight disease.
Constancia's eldest child, seventeen-year-old Apollonia, is dying of tuberculosis, despite undergoing surgery and special drug treatments. During the three years that Apollonia has been in a sanatorium, Constancia has visited her faithfully. After Constancia's new baby is born in January, Constancia will have...
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