Two Brothers (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Brian Evenson
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Plot: Grotesque
- Time of Work: The 1990's
- Setting: Utah
- Principal Characters: Daddy Norton, Mama, Theron, Aurel
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Dogs, Twentieth century, Religion, Rape, Brothers, Death or dying, Cruelty, Prophecy or prophets, 1990’s, Religious life, Fanaticism, Utah
- Locales: Utah
The Story
Daddy Norton, a self-appointed prophet and religious fanatic, has fallen in the front hall of the house and broken his leg. Professing that he has foreseen this event in a vision, he refuses medical attention and gathers his sons Theron and Aurel and his wife to attend him. He commands his wife to read to him from the book of the Holy Word, in which he has recorded the revelations he has received from God. As the hours pass, Theron begins to get hungry and asks Mama for breakfast. Following Daddy Norton's instructions, Mama refuses and threatens him when he tries to...
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