National Honeymoon (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Paul Horgan
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Immediately following World War II
- Setting: Hollywood, California
- Principal Characters: Gustavus Adolphus (Gus) Earickson, Roberta May Earickson, Gail Burke
- Genres: Short fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Values, Husbands, Wives, Emotions, Radio or radio broadcasting
- Locales: Hollywood, CA
The Story
Paul Horgan's “National Honeymoon” is divided into two sections; the first section shows the temptation, fall, and humiliation of the protagonists Gustavus Adolphus (Gus) Earickson and his new bride, Roberta May, and the second part reveals their redemption. The newlywed couple's innocence is pitted against the cheap vulgarity of Hollywood and the persuasive insincerity of its pitchmen.
Roberta May succumbs to the lure of radio-show riches and secretly arranges for the newlywed couple to appear on a regular radio program, National Honeymoon. She...
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