Profession: Housewife (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sally Benson
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1930's
- Setting: Suburban United States
- Principal Characters: Dorothy Grannis, Joe Grannis, A magazine salesperson
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Husbands, United States or Americans, Wives, Marriage, Depression, economic, 1930’s, Suburban life, Sales personnel, Selling
- Locales: United States
The Story
This story begins with a description of the house in which Dorothy and Joe Grannis live—the breakfast nook, the gingham curtains, and the painted tabletop where Joe sits reading his morning paper. Dorothy opens a letter from a couple she has invited to visit. The woman has written to say that she and her husband cannot accept the invitation. Dorothy is angry, but Joe—who has expected this response—feigns surprise. He tries to encourage his wife by suggesting that the couple may be able to come another time, but Dorothy sees through the woman's excuse. She knows...
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