The Field of Blue Children (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tennessee Williams
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1930's
- Setting: A small university town in the United States
- Principal Characters: Myra, Kirk Abbott, Homer Stallcup, Hertha
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Poetry or poets, 1930’s, College life, Flowers, Colleges or universities, Students or student life, Clubs, social, Neuroses, Dating
- Locales: United States
The Story
Myra, a university student, is rather typical, a sorority girl pinned to Kirk Abbott, a fraternity man. She still accepts dates from other men, so it is quite clear that the two are fairly casual about their relationship.
No matter how many parties Myra attends, no matter how often she dances until she should be exhausted by the evening's end, she always feels that something is missing in her life. This neurotic sensation makes her feel as though she has lost something, misplaced some unknown item, the exact nature of which eludes her. Sometimes she visits the...
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