A Telephone Call
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"A Telephone Call" is a darkly comic short story by Dorothy Parker that portrays a woman's obsessive anxiety as she waits for a man to call her.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Dorothy Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anxiety
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dependence on male approval ⓘ emotional instability ⓘ obsession ⓘ religious bargaining ⓘ romantic insecurity ⓘ |
| contains | stream-of-consciousness elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
emotional dependence
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female neurosis ⓘ self-blame ⓘ social expectations in romantic relationships ⓘ |
| explores |
internalized misogyny
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power imbalance in romantic relationships ⓘ the impact of waiting on mental state ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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psychological fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | short story length ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
unnamed female narrator
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unseen male love interest ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | anticipated telephone call ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | interior monologue ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense focus on a single emotional situation
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use of humor to depict distress ⓘ |
| partOf | Dorothy Parker’s short fiction corpus ⓘ |
| portrays |
bargaining with God
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emotional spiraling ⓘ superstitious thinking ⓘ |
| primaryAction | waiting for a man to telephone ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| setting | a woman’s home ⓘ |
| style |
concise
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dialogue-heavy interior speech ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | Dorothy Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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