The Three of Them (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Edna Ferber
- First Published: 1918
- Type of Plot: Character study, domestic realism
- Time of Work: World War I
- Setting: Chicago
- Principal Characters: Martha Foote, Geisha McCoy, Anna Czarnik, Blanche, Irish Nellie
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Mothers, Twentieth century, 1910’s, Chicago, Hotels, motels, or inns, Domestic work or workers, Soldiers, Illinois
- Locales: Chicago, IL
The Story
The story opens with an overview of the furnishings and atmosphere in the homely, even unfashionable, suite of Martha Foote, the head housekeeper at the Senate Hotel. Her black walnut bed, chest, and desk are substantial pieces of furniture and sparkling clean. Martha's taste differs from that of the hotel decorator, who responds to the latest fashions and has supplied the guest rooms with modern, fragile furnishings. Martha is a model of midwestern values and virtue, and her substantial furniture suggests the strength of her character.
A crisis occurs when one...
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