Jorinda and Jorindel (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mavis de Trafford Young
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century, probably the 1920's
- Setting: A lake not far from Montreal, Canada
- Principal Characters: Irmgard, Freddy (Alfred Marcel Dufresne), Bradley, Mrs. Bloodworth, Germaine, Mrs. Queen
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Children, Middle classes, Prejudices or antipathies, Friendship, Criticism
- Locales: Montreal, Canada
The Story
In the course of a summer at the lake, Irmgard, a rather spoiled child of an upper-middle-class Canadian family, loses some of the innocence and charm of early childhood. In doing so she becomes, regrettably, more like her smug parents and her rather unpleasant cousin Bradley.
Like most children, Irmgard is a secret observer of adult life. Her parents have parties that sometimes drag on into the next day. The most curious leftover guest at a recent wedding party was a drunken woman named Mrs. Bloodworth, who spent a noisy night practicing the Charleston and...
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