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[theladyrose]

Do not be fooled by the simplicity of this short story. If you are not careful it may suck your brains out in trying to come up with a close reading that has relevance without being too general. It is a disillusioning story about Christmas and the selfishness of people and the ambiguity of women's labor and...

I have no idea what I'm saying anymore, really.

Basically if my brain doesn't self destruct by noon tomorrow I should theoretically be in good shape. Maybe.

Comments

[romanticizing.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love O. Henry stories. That one's the best from The Four Million, though, I think. What are you writing on it?

Do you know the story behind the title of the book? It's pretty interesting. But I am interested in the Gilded Age anyway.