These Hands (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Kevin Brockmeier
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic
- Time of Work: The 1990's
- Setting: An American town or suburb
- Principal Characters: Lewis Winters, Caroline Mitchell, Lisa Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Dreams, Obsession, Suburban life, Babysitting or babysitters, Child care
- Locales: United States
The Story
Although Lewis Winters, the protagonist/narrator, writes fairy tales, he insists that this story is not one of them. He also says that although the one he loves is eighteen-month-old Caroline Mitchell, the only thing padded in his room is the furniture and the only thing barred is the wallpaper. For those who suspect this is a Lolita story, he says he has never read Vladimir Nabokov's novel.
Hired by Lisa Mitchell to baby-sit her daughter Caroline, Lewis falls in love with the child and wishes they could spend their lives together. He tells her stories, watches...
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