The Monster (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen Crane
- First Published: 1898
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: A small town in New York
- Principal Characters: Dr. Ned Trescott, Grace Trescott, Jimmie Trescott, Henry Johnson
- Genres: Realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Small-town life, Ethics, Fire, Wounds or injuries
The Story
In its barest details, Stephen Crane's “The Monster” is the story of a black carriage hand who saves the young son of his employer, a respected small-town doctor, from certain death in a fire that destroys the doctor's home. In the process of the rescue, the black man, Henry Johnson, is horribly burned. When he recovers under the doctor's healing hands, besides apparently losing his mental capacity, Henry loses his face as well; in fact, the only recognizable feature in his scarred countenance is a single “winking eye.”
Because of his debt to Henry, Dr....
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