I'm examining the treatment of families and children in the works of OSC for a research paper. Which short stories (other than Enders Game....) deal with family structure and the value of children (either good or bad). I have read so many but am having a hard time remember which short story is which!
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
Eumenides in the fourth floor lavatory.
*whistles nonchalantly*
Posted by Rodger Brown (Member # 11476) on :
Gert Fram is a good one. so is Billy's Box. I think you can find them on lds.org if you search for Byron Walley (an OSC sudonym) You can also find I think Mom and Dad are Going Crazy. They all have a family element.
Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
Euminides - yes that would add an interesting um, flavor, to my research paper (one of the few I've read that even the title has stuck in my ever forgetful head!)
Thanks Rodger - I'm going to check those out.
Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
The changed man and the king of words - definitely this one
Quietus - children in family pivital to this one
Lost Boys - was a short story before it was a novel
a couple of the Folk of the Fringe stories feature families, though the children aren't the main characters, just mention of how they're treated
Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
I am definitely using Lost Boys in novel form as a source. I'll have to look at the Folk of the Fringe stories. Thanks!
Posted by DDDaysh (Member # 9499) on :
I second Quietus as probably the story where children are the most crucial.
Lost Boys is also good, though the short story is, in some ways, even creepier than the novel.
I also think Saint Amy's Tale (I think that's the title, but I'm not positive) deals with family in an interesting way.
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(one of the few I've read that even the title has stuck in my ever forgetful head!)