Son of the Wolfman (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Chabon
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism, psychological
- Time of Work: 1995-1996
- Setting: Los Angeles
- Principal Characters: Cara Glanzman, Richard Case, Dorothy Pendleton
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Husbands, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Wives, Twentieth century, Marriage, California, Los Angeles, Pregnancy, Rape, Pain, Photography or photographers, Separation, 1990’s
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA
The Story
“Son of the Wolfman” focuses on how the consequences of a rape affect the marriage of Cara Glanzman and Richard Case. The story looks at both characters equally, treating them objectively yet compassionately, focusing more on the confusion of their inner lives than on their actions.
Cara and Richard are both thirty-four and have been together twelve years. Cara's failure to become pregnant, despite trying most of the methods known to medical science, has placed a great burden on the last five years of their marriage. Cara begins looking into getting a...
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