Lightning (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Donald Barthelme
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Edward Connors, Edwina Rawson, Penfield
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Authors or writers, Lightning, Reporting or reporters
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
The protagonist of “Lightning,” Edward Connors, is introduced as he begins to interview people who have been struck by lightning, an assignment given him by Penfield, an editor of Folks. He instructs Connors to interview at least nine people, including one “slightly wonderful” person to be featured in the article.
Connors begins his research by advertising in The Village Voice. From the many responses he learns that many people have great-grandfathers or great-grandmothers who were struck by lightning in 1910. (Variations on this factual...
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