Somebody Up There Likes Me (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ralph Lombreglia
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: April 12-13, 1999
- Setting: San Jose and Palo Alto, California
- Principal Characters: Dante Allegro Annunziata, Snookie Lee Ludlow, Mary Beth, Boyce P. Hoodington
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Husbands, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Wives, Twentieth century, Marriage, California, Unemployment or unemployed workers, Creative process, Separation, Colleges or universities, 1990’s, Computers, Internet, Happiness
- Locales: Palo Alto, CA
The Story
“Somebody Up There Likes Me” is told in the first person from the point of view of the main character, Dante Allegro Annunziata. Most of the action in the story revolves around Dante's reception of and response to e-mail. The primary emphasis is given to the movement of text in Internet communication.
The story opens with Dante receiving four e-mails, the first from his distant wife, Snookie Lee Ludlow, and three from his boss, Mary Beth. He reads Snookie Lee's message, then explains that his wife has left him to pursue a doctorate in women's studies in...
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