Flight (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John Steinbeck
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The early 1900's
- Setting: Monterey, California
- Principal Characters: Pepe Torres, Mama Torres
- Genres: Realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Murder or homicide, Violence, Death or dying, Boys
- Locales: Monterey, CA
The Story
Pepe Torres is a “gentle, affectionate boy” whose only fault is his laziness. Reared by his protective and loving widowed mother, Mama Torres, who struggles to provide her children with a stable emotional environment and a meager material existence on the family farm, Pepe would rather not work. Hour after hour, he plays with his dead father's switchblade, throwing the knife at a post until his aim is extremely accurate.
One day, Mama Torres sends Pepe to town for some salt and medicine. Pepe has never been trusted with such a mission, and he feels proud...
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See Also:
John Steinbeck (Censorship--Ready Reference series)John Steinbeck (Cyclopedia of World Authors)John Steinbeck (Short Fiction)John Steinbeck (Long Fiction)John Steinbeck (Dictionary of World Biography)John Steinbeck (Identities and Issues)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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- - Flight summary and study guide in the eNotes.
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