- George Saunders - Puppy — Emma Darragh
There’s a Netflix film based on ‘Escape from Spiderhead’ coming out soon, but my favourite stories in Tenth of December are probably ‘Sticks’ (393 words) and ‘Puppy’ (just under 3500 words)
- “Puppy”: George Saunders Summary – Short Story Guide:
She’s waiting for a lady to come by about the puppy She wants to get rid of it so Jimmy doesn’t have to kill it, like the kittens The kids—Brianna, Jessi and Bo—got real worked up about that But Jimmy grew up on a farm, or close to one, so he knows these things have to be done
- “Puppy” Write Up by Elise, Adele, and Emma H
Summary of “Puppy” by George Saunders, Part 1: Elise Marie is the mother of two kids, Abbie and Josh She treats them with love, possibly so much so that they’re spoiled- not that she’ll admit it With a “Family Plan” in mind, she packs her two kids into her car
- Decoding Love and Parenting in George Saunders’ ‘Puppy’ - Dutable
In conclusion, “Puppy” by George Saunders unfolds a minute exploration of love and understanding through the lives of Marie and Callie The extended analysis has gone into their distinctive approaches to parenting, intersecting moments, and the consequences of flawed assumptions
- Puppy : The New Yorker - Ms. Schultzs Webpage
Last night, when Josh had goosed her with his GameBoy, she’d shot a spray of toothpaste across the mirror and they’d all cracked up, rolling around on the floor with Goochie, and Josh had said, such nostalgia in his voice, “Mom, remember when Goochie was a puppy?”
- Puppy by George Saunders (Summary) - Writing Atlas
When a mother takes her children to buy a puppy from another mother, she finds an unsettling household and a child chained like a dog in the backyard Through their alternating narratives, both mothers reflect on what it means to love your children
- George Saunders PUPPY - Blogger
Our culture associates suburban motherhood with large S U V ’s, soccer practices, and despair, not Saunders, he sees the type of house wife, immediately recognizable, who devotes her life to her children, to the extent that her perception has adapted a child’s sense of playfulness
- Short Fiction Daily: Puppy - Blogger
"Puppy" by George Saunders alternates between the perspectives of two women, Marie and Callie It's a simple story structure The story's divided into four equal sized portions
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