Sam the Cat (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Matthew Klam
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The 1990's
- Setting: An American city on the East Coast
- Principal Characters: Sam Beardson, Louise, John Drake
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Obsession, Executives, 1990’s, Parties, Hedonism, Urban life
- Locales: East (U.S.)
The Story
“Sam the Cat,” a story about a man's inability to understand why he is attracted to a man he sees at a party, begins with the narrator's extended meditation on his past girlfriends and his attitudes about love and sex. Sam Beardson has had girlfriends ever since he was in the second grade and will probably have one until he dies. He particularly recalls one girlfriend, Annie, a model wearing a leather motorcycle coat, whose picture he still has above his desk. He says that he would do anything to get her back and that he needs her to want him again. However, he...
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