"Charlie Mitchell, You Rat, Be Kind to My Little Girl" <em>McCall's</em>
<p>This short story features a father coming to grips with his daughter falling in love for the first time. It is difficult not to read this story as autobiographical or to overlook theĀ gender bias regarding a woman's ability to think logically. This story was later revised and published in <em>Woman's Own</em> under the title, "Goodbye Little Girl".</p>
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<em>McCall's</em>
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
April 1969
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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JPG, 10 3/8 x 13 1/4
English
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1177 Main St. USA, September 1971
In this column, Cormier recounts his wife calling him out on faking the music he is listening to in a previous column. He normalizes the behavior by recounting several instances where, as a parent, he must pretend to have good advice, know the answers, or feign bravery. Some manipulation of the truth is a part of realism and in the spirit of truth-telling.
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<em>St. Anthony's Messenger</em>
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
September 1971
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 magazine page
English
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