The Stucco House (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ellen Gilchrist
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1990's
- Setting: New Orleans and Mandeville, Louisiana
- Principal Characters: Teddy, Rhoda, Eric, His maternal grandparents
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Marriage, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Women’s issues, Adultery, New Orleans, Success or failure, 1990’s, Stepfamily, Boys, Louisiana
- Locales: New Orleans, LA
The Story
“The Stucco House,” told mostly from a young boy's perspective, is a glimpse into a failing marriage with one parent abdicating her role as a mother and the other realizing that he prefers his young stepson to his wife.
As the story opens, Teddy, asleep with his stuffed animals, is awakened at daybreak by his stepfather, Eric, who wants Teddy to go with him to find Rhoda, who did not come home the previous night. They locate her on the staircase of a duplex, unconscious, wearing nothing but pantyhose. The father suspects alcohol and an affair but tells...
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