The Laughter of My Father (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: José Antonio Villarreal
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The Great Depression of the 1930's
- Setting: Santa Clara, California
- Principal Characters: Richard, Juan Manuel, Caliban
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Magic or magicians, Depression, economic, 1930’s, California, West, U.S., Fear, Self-confidence, Death or dying, Mexican Americans, Loneliness, Devils or demons, Starvation
- Locales: Santa Clara, CA
The Story
Richard, the narrator, recalls something that happened during his boyhood, adding comments that come from an adult's perspective. His story is about what he learned one Sunday about his father and about a mysterious man from Chile. Initially, Richard was so afraid of this mysterious Chilean that when the man approached him and his friends, he and his buddies would run off in all directions.
Worried that this man, who was known as “el Brujo,” might be the devil, he mentioned this fear to his parents one Saturday evening, after the man had frightened him and...
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