Like a Winding Sheet (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ann Petry
- First Published: 1946
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1940's
- Setting: New York
- Principal Characters: Johnson, Mae, Mrs. Scott
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Racism, Blacks, New York City, 1940’s, Domestic violence, Violence
- Locales: New York
The Story
Johnson, an African American man, is lounging in bed, savoring the last moments of rest before a busy shift at the factory. His wife, Mae, affectionately jokes that he looks like a huckleberry in a winding sheet. Although he protests that that is no way to talk early in the day, he smiles in spite of himself. As Johnson dresses for work, he nurses his aching legs that never seem to get enough rest from one shift to the next. Noting that the date is Friday the thirteenth, Mae considers staying home, but her husband gently urges her to go to work because it is...
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