Faustino (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Max Martínez
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: South Texas
- Principal Characters: Faustino, Maria, Buster Crane, Mrs. Crane
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Segregation or integration, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Sex or sexuality, West, U.S., Domestic violence, Violence, Farms, farmers, or farming, Mexican Americans, Ranches, ranchers, or ranching, Texas
- Locales: Texas
The Story
A native-born American citizen of Mexican ancestry, Faustino belongs to a segregated minority within Texas's dominant Anglo American culture. He lives with his wife and children in a shack on land belonging to his employer, Buster Crane. Born on this ranch, he cannot imagine any other world or any other life. This is typical of the feudal relationship that has existed between Anglos and Chicanos for generations.
One day Faustino is sent to get a wrench in the toolshed adjacent to Buster's house. Buster's young wife is outside, hanging clothes to dry. Quite...
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