The Girls in Their Summer Dresses (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Irwin Shaw
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1930's
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Michael Loomis, Frances Loomis
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Girls, Sex or sexuality, Marriage, Habits
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
“The Girls in their Summer Dresses” chronicles the origin and conclusion of a married couple's quarrel as they walk through lower Manhattan on a Sunday morning in November. Michael and Frances Loomis have left their apartment and are proceeding along Fifth Avenue toward Washington Square. As they are walking along the crowded thoroughfare, Frances observes that Michael has turned to look at a pretty girl and remarks good-humoredly about it. Michael, who seems unaware that she has previously noticed his habitual girl-watching, also makes light of the incident. He...
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