The Tractor (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Peter Cowan
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Probably the mid-twentieth century
- Setting: An Australian suburb
- Principal Characters: Ann, Ken, The hermit
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Homelessness or homeless people, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Nature, Violence, Painting or painters, Australia or Australians, Tractors
- Locales: Australia
The Story
Ann, a city dweller, and her fiancé, Ken, are visiting the home of Ken's parents in the outer reaches of a new suburban development. Ken reports that one of the two large tractors owned by McKay, the contractor who is clearing away trees and bushes for the expansion of the development, has been sabotaged. Ann, incredulous, cannot believe that anyone would deliberately tamper with clearing or construction equipment, but describes the preparation of marginal farming and grazing land for houses as ruthless. Ken takes pride in his business acumen and entrepreneurship: He...
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