The Revolt of “Mother” (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- First Published: 1891
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: A New England village
- Principal Characters: Sarah Penn, Adoniram Penn, Sammy, Nanny
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Husbands, United States or Americans, Wives, Parents and children, Nineteenth century, New England, Farms, farmers, or farming, Weddings, Houses, mansions, or manors, Housing
- Locales: New England
The Story
Sarah Penn feels compelled to challenge the status quo and assert her own moral imperatives against the more prosaic desires of her husband, Adoniram. Sarah is not by nature a hellion or a woman intent on challenging male dominion; she is a long-suffering wife who has waited forty years for her husband to honor his promise to build a new house to accommodate their domestic needs. Through all these years, she has been the consummate helpmate who devotes the bulk of her energies to ensuring that none of her husband's wants go unmet.
As the story opens, it is...
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