Wunderkind (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Carson McCullers
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: 1936
- Setting: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Principal Characters: Frances, Mr. Bilderbach, Mr. Lafkowtz, Heime
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Perception, Emotions, Success or failure, Pianos or pianists
- Locales: Cincinnati, OH
The Story
The “she” to whom the reader is introduced in the first paragraph, as she enters the living room of Mr. Bilderbach's house, in no way seems to be the Wunderkind of this story. Indeed, as she enters the room her music satchel is described as “plopping against her winter-stockinged legs,” her attention is “scattered” by “restlessness,” she fumbles with her books, her fingers quiver, and her “sight [is] sharpened [by] fear that had begun to torment her for the past few months.” Perhaps, then, this is the story of the young girl as she becomes a...
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