Vitamins
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"Vitamins" is a short story by Raymond Carver that portrays the quiet desperation and unraveling lives of working-class characters through his signature minimalist style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vitamins canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
ordinary domestic life
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working-class characters ⓘ |
| explores |
disillusionment with the American Dream
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emotional distance in relationships ⓘ the fragility of stability in lower-middle-class life ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Patti
NERFINISHED
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unnamed male narrator ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alcohol abuse
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economic insecurity ⓘ marital strain ⓘ quiet desperation ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Patti sells vitamins door-to-door
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characters experience emotional unraveling ⓘ marital tension increases over time ⓘ narrator works in a menial job ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
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working-class American environment ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist prose
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realist dialogue ⓘ |
| tone |
bleak
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restrained ⓘ |
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