A Spinster's Tale | Historical Context
‘‘A Spinster’s Tale’’ is told in a very complex way. Even though it is apparent that the events in the story take place around 1914 or so—the Spanish- American War of the late 1890s is still a fresh memory to Elizabeth’s father and ‘‘the possibilities of a general war’’ are referred to, foreshadowing World War I—the story is told much later. Elizabeth is telling the story as an elderly spinster, many years after the events of the story.
With that in mind, it is clear that Taylor is interested in exploring the time when the events of the story take place,...
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