Miss Cynthie (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Rudolph Fisher
- First Published: 1923
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1920's
- Setting: Harlem, New York City
- Principal Characters: Miss Cynthie, Dave Tappen, Ruth
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, South or Southerners, New York City, 1920’s, Singing or singers, Grandparents or grandchildren, Dancing or dancers, Theater, Theaters
- Locales: Harlem, NY
The Story
Miss Cynthie has just arrived in New York City from Waxhaw, the author's frequent prototype of the rural South. She has come to visit her grandson, Dave Tappen, whom she raised after his mother's death. Dave has apparently done well for himself since coming to the city, as evidenced by his sending money to his family back home in Waxhaw. It is clear from the beginning of the story, however, that Miss Cynthie does not know in what type of employment her grandson is engaged. Miss Cynthie, as she insists on being called, is seventy years old, yet she is very spry and...
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