Paradise (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Edna O’Brien
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: An island abroad
- Principal Characters: She, He
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Alienation, Emotions, Women’s issues
- Locales: Islands
The Story
She (the two characters in this story are referred to only by the use of the pronoun) has come to stay with her older lover on a beautiful island. Fields, trees, ocean, and especially the mountains, which “seemed to be made of collapsible substance so insubstantial,” capture her interest. She has come out of love and desire for him, although their worlds are different. She “is an inland person,” who likes “roses in a field, thin rain and through it the roses and the vegetation.” He loves the ocean, loves to sail, fish, and hunt; discovery is what matters...
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