"In the Heat" in Sixteen Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults
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Title
"In the Heat" in Sixteen Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults
Description
In this story, the narrator and his 15-year-old son Richy go to his wife's funeral. The narrator struggles to cope with his wife's death, especially unexpected reminders of her. While driving to and from the funeral, the narrator also recounts memories of his parents and, in the end, feels the need to revisit his childhood neighborhood. Richy copes rather well to his mother's death and shares with his father how he remembers his mother, not in the hospital or the coffin, but lying in the sun and dancing with his father.
Source
Sixteen Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults, edited by Donald Gallo, published by Delacorte Press
Publisher
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Date
1984
Contributor
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
Relation
"Readers Responding Creative Writing and YA Literature" English Journal
Format
Hardcover anthology
Language
English
Citation
Robert Cormier, Donald R. Gallo (editor), “"In the Heat" in Sixteen Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults,” Robert E. Cormier Archive Collection 3, accessed September 26, 2023, https://robertcormiertwistedintimacy.omeka.net/items/show/149.