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Title: The Recruit
Note: Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Summary: "The Recruit" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative follows Wayne Seton, a 16-year-old boy grappling with feelings of impatience and a yearning for adventure as he prepares for his draft call, which symbolizes a rite of passage into adulthood. The story delves into themes of youth, aggression, and societal expectations. Wayne's adventure begins when he receives his draft call, which he interprets as his ticket to manhood and freedom from the mundane life with his parents. However, as he ventures into the darker, more dangerous side of the city, seeking excitement and a thrill, he finds himself confronting his own impulses and moral dilemmas. He is assigned to eliminate two individuals deemed “undesirables” by the state—one a psychopathic killer and the other a victim of circumstance, a young woman with a tragic past. In the climactic moment, Wayne's instinct for violence is challenged when he cannot bring himself to kill the girl, leading to an internal conflict about humanity and morality. The story concludes with Wayne being returned to a controlled environment for treatment, highlighting the struggles between societal conditioning and individual choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Walton, Bryce, 1918-1988
Illustrator: Schelling, George, 1938-
EBook No.: 61204
Published: Jan 19, 2020
Downloads: 83
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Executions and executioners -- Fiction
Subject: Teenage boys -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Recruit
Note: Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Recruit" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative follows Wayne Seton, a 16-year-old boy grappling with feelings of impatience and a yearning for adventure as he prepares for his draft call, which symbolizes a rite of passage into adulthood. The story delves into themes of youth, aggression, and societal expectations. Wayne's adventure begins when he receives his draft call, which he interprets as his ticket to manhood and freedom from the mundane life with his parents. However, as he ventures into the darker, more dangerous side of the city, seeking excitement and a thrill, he finds himself confronting his own impulses and moral dilemmas. He is assigned to eliminate two individuals deemed “undesirables” by the state—one a psychopathic killer and the other a victim of circumstance, a young woman with a tragic past. In the climactic moment, Wayne's instinct for violence is challenged when he cannot bring himself to kill the girl, leading to an internal conflict about humanity and morality. The story concludes with Wayne being returned to a controlled environment for treatment, highlighting the struggles between societal conditioning and individual choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Walton, Bryce, 1918-1988
Illustrator: Schelling, George, 1938-
EBook No.: 61204
Published: Jan 19, 2020
Downloads: 83
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Executions and executioners -- Fiction
Subject: Teenage boys -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.