Gent | Gent

At a glance:

Author: Rick DeMarinis
First Published: 1983
Type of Plot: Psychological
Time of Work: The early 1950's
Setting: Far Cry, a town somewhere in the United States
Principal Characters: Jack, Jade, LaDonna, Gent Mundy
Genres: Short fiction
Subjects: 1950’s, Husbands, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Wives, Parents and children, Adolescence, Suicide, Twentieth century, Poverty or poor people, Fear, Remarriage, Weddings, Stepfamily, Fourth of July
Locales: United States

The Story

“Gent” is told from the point of view of Jack, a twelve-year-old boy, from the time his mother marries Gent Mundy through the next two years. Jackie, as his mother calls him, realizes that his mother has married Gent to provide for her two children. Jack describes events dispassionately and accepts whatever happens in his new family.

The story opens with Jack giving a brief family history. His father, whom Jack remembers as a large and powerful man who was a hero in World War II, committed suicide by shooting himself. A year later, Jack's mother, Jade,...

Gent | Gent

At a glance:

The Story

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