Theft (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Katherine Anne Porter
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late 1920's
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: The unnamed narrator, Camilo, Roger, Bill, The janitor
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Crime or criminals, New York City, Alienation, 1920’s, Theft, Parties
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
A woman living alone in New York City's bohemian area during the late 1920's discovers that her treasured gold cloth purse is missing. Aware that she had the purse in her hand when she came in the night before and dried it with her handkerchief, the woman recollects the events leading up to its loss.
The previous evening, the woman attended a cocktail party. When she left, she had the purse, and it contained forty cents in a coin envelope. It was raining and she was accompanied by Camilo, who was escorting her to the train. Observing that Camilo's new hat was...
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