Neighbor Rosicky (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Willa Cather
- First Published: 1920
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1920's, with flashbacks to the 1880's
- Setting: Nebraska, London, New York
- Principal Characters: Anton Rosicky, Mary, Rudolph, Dr. Ed Burleigh, Polly
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Farms, farmers, or farming, Loyalty, Sacrifice, Heart attack or disease, Happiness
- Locales: New York, London, England, Nebraska
The Story
“Neighbor Rosicky” begins with Anton Rosicky's having a medical checkup and learning from Dr. Burleigh that he has a bad heart. Sixty-five years old, Rosicky has worked hard all of his life, and the doctor urges him to take it easy, to cut back on farmwork and spend more time instead helping his wife around the house. Rosicky has five sons and one daughter, who can do the manual labor on their Nebraska farm. A contented man who enjoys his family, Rosicky is not a workaholic, and he follows the doctor's advice.
As Rosicky leaves, Dr. Burleigh thinks about...
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