After the Denim
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"After the Denim" is a short story by Raymond Carver that explores aging, loss, and quiet marital tension through the perspective of an older man observing a younger couple at a bingo hall.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
internal conflict of the aging husband
ⓘ
tension between older and younger couples at bingo hall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
ordinary working-class life
ⓘ
subtle marital conflict ⓘ |
| explores |
the contrast between youth and old age
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the fear of losing control ⓘ the fragility of domestic stability ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | magazine short story ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
a younger couple at a bingo hall
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an older married couple ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleMetaphor | denim as symbol of youth and casualness ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Cathedral (short story collection)
NERFINISHED
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Where I’m Calling From NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Edna Packer
NERFINISHED
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James Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
bingo
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clothing ⓘ routines ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| partOf | Raymond Carver’s later, more expansive style compared to his earliest work ⓘ |
| primarySetting | bingo hall ⓘ |
| protagonistConcern | wife’s health ⓘ |
| protagonistEmotion |
anxiety about the future
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envy of youth ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
controlling
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judgmental ⓘ |
| style |
spare prose
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understated emotion ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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control and order ⓘ illness ⓘ jealousy ⓘ loss ⓘ marital tension ⓘ mortality ⓘ quiet desperation ⓘ resentment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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restrained ⓘ |
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