The Farm (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joy Williams
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: Around 1980
- Setting: New England
- Principal Characters: Sarah, Tommy, Genevieve Bettencourt
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Guilt, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, England or English people, Death or dying, Revenge, Suburban life, Drunk driving or drivers
- Locales: New England
The Story
Sarah and Tommy are an affluent couple leading a comfortable life in suburban New England. On the face of it, nothing is wrong with their lives, but one shadow plagues their happiness: They both have a drinking problem. As Sarah and Tommy go to their third party on a certain night in August, Sarah recounts a story about a young child eaten by an alligator. Tommy does not seem to respond to the story, and Sarah begins to reflect on the troubled state of their marriage.
The party is one of many in the couple's customary routine of drinking and socializing,...
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