Kill Day on the Government Wharf (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Audrey Thomas
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Plot: Psychological, domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: The coast of Canada
- Principal Characters: The wife, Tom, Robert
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, North America or North Americans, Mothers, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Marriage, Rural or country life, 1980’s, Pregnancy, Canada or Canadians, Vacations, Fishing or fishermen, Log cabins or houses
- Locales: Canada
The Story
“Kill Day on the Government Wharf” unfolds from the point of view of a young wife expecting her second child. She, her husband, and their young son are enjoying a vacation at their recently purchased cabin on an island. The cabin is rustic, although it does have basic plumbing and electricity. The year-round residents of the island are predominantly aboriginal Indians who fish for a living.
The story covers events on a late spring day on the island before the summer residents and tourists have arrived. The wife, her husband, Tom, and son, Robert, have been...
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