Miracle Boy (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Pinckney Benedict
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Plot: Regional
- Time of Work: The 1990's
- Setting: A small town in the Seneca Valley
- Principal Characters: Miracle Boy, Lizard, Geronimo, Eskimo Pie
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Friendship, Farms, farmers, or farming, Accidents, Small-town life, Shoes or shoemakers, Cruelty, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Loneliness, 1990’s, Boys, Isolation, Self-revelations
- Locales: United States
The Story
“Miracle Boy,” told in the third person by an omniscient narrator, revolves around four young boys living in a small rural town. On their way home from school, Geronimo, Lizard, and Eskimo Pie bully and strip a classmate whose feet were cut off and reattached after a farming accident. The newspapers named the boy Miracle Boy after the eight-hour surgery, and his peers, having heard the old Bible tales of the burning bush and Lazarus, are interested in seeing what a miracle looks like.
They knock him down, remove his clothing, steal his walking cane, and...
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