Lawns (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mona Simpson
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Plot: Coming of age
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: Berkeley, California
- Principal Characters: Jenny, Lauren, Glenn, Her father, Her mother
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Abused persons, Crime or criminals, Police, 1980’s, California, West, U.S., Incest, College life, Sexual harassment, Theft, Students or student life
- Locales: Berkeley, CA
The Story
Jenny, a college freshman, begins her narration by bluntly confessing that she steals. Her narrative monologue then moves loosely from present to past as she shares her feelings about several major areas of her life. Jenny works Saturday mornings sorting mail in her dormitory, where she has been stealing letters and packages. She has received a letter from the campus police saying they suspect that some of the mail sorters may be throwing out mail, and there is a meeting about it that she must attend.
She recalls the day that she came to the University of...
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