The Smoker (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: David Schickler
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Plot: Realism, psychological
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Douglas Kerchek, Nicole Bonner, Samson Bonner, Paulette Bonner, Chiapas
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, New York, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, New York City, Marriage, Class consciousness, Single people, Wealth, High schools or high school students
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
“The Smoker” is told in the third person through the consciousness of Douglas Kerchek, a teacher of high school English. He has a Ph.D. in English from Harvard and lives alone. The title refers to a recurring event, the Friday Night Smokers hosted by the Society of Gentlemen club in Kerchek's hometown, Allentown, Pennsylvania. As a high school senior, he had often been invited to box at the smokers.
The two main characters are Kerchek and Nicole Bonner, a student at St. Agnes High School at Broadway and West Ninety-seventh. The story opens with Kerchek...
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