Gold Coast (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Alan Mcpherson
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The late 1960's
- Setting: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Principal Characters: Robert, James Sullivan, Meg Sullivan, Jean, Miss O’Hara
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Race, Authors or writers, Friendship, Ambition, Loneliness, Generation gap
- Locales: Cambridge, MA
The Story
Robert, a young, black aspiring writer, supports himself by working as a janitor in a Cambridge, Massachusetts, apartment building. In “the days of the Gold Coast,” the old building near Harvard Square had been a haven for the rich; later, poet-novelist Conrad Aiken lived there; now, it is rather run-down. Even seedier is Robert's predecessor, James Sullivan, an elderly Irishman who has been forced to retire. Sullivan lives in the building with Meg, his half-mad wife, and their smelly, barking dog. He is technically Robert's supervisor, and most of the story...
[The entire page is 1515 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
