Metamorphoses (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John Cheever
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: The 1960's
- Setting: New York City, its suburbs, and upstate New York
- Principal Characters: Larry Actaeon, Mrs. Vuiton, Orville Betman, Victoria Heatherstone Betman, Mrs. Peranger, Nerissa Peranger, Bradish
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction
- Subjects: Betrayal, Guilt, Punishment, Fantasy, Work or workers, Sales personnel, Insects, Isolation
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
“Metamorphoses” consists of four related sketches. In the first, Larry Actaeon is a partner in the New York investment-banking firm of Lothard and Williams. One day he charges into Lothard's office to find Lothard and another partner, the stunningly beautiful Mrs. Vuiton, naked. From that point, “Some nameless doom seemed to threaten his welfare.” Going into a bar to kill time before a directors’ dinner meeting, he is almost attacked by a dachshund belonging to one of the regular customers. The bartender tells him that the dog is there every day but has...
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