The Ledge (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Lawrence Sargent Hall
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: The Maine coast
- Principal Characters: The fisherman, His son, His nephew
- Genres: Realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Dogs, New England, Death or dying, Ambition, Hunting or hunters, Beaches or seashores, Fishing or fishermen, Boats or boating, Christmas
- Locales: Maine
The Story
On Christmas morning before sunup, a fisherman wakes up keen with anticipation of a day of hunting sea ducks with his son and nephew. Their destination is a tiny ledge, Devil's Hump, near Brown Cow Island, on the Maine coast.
The fisherman is known as a “hard man,” given to bragging and expressing his contempt for others less ambitious, but his forceful way achieves success in the only world that he recognizes—a world of outdoor activities focusing on hard work and hunting and fishing. His insensitivity has long made his wife yearn for a different kind of...
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