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Title: The giftie gien
Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,1943.
Note: Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The giftie gien" by Malcolm Jameson is a short story published in the early 1940s. This speculative fiction piece explores the themes of self-awareness and the perception of one's character and actions through the lens of afterlife judgment. The narrative begins with the mundane interactions of a sales manager and transitions into a surreal exploration of the protagonist's essence after his sudden death. In the story, we follow Jerome Chester Chisholm, a self-satisfied sales manager who is brutally murdered after dismissing the struggles of his underperforming employees. Following his death, he discovers an eerie afterlife where he encounters a demon and is forced to face the judgments of various individuals whose lives he impacted—both positively and negatively. As the manifestations of all the people he's interacted with blend into a grotesque version of himself, Chisholm is confronted with the harsh reality of his self-centered existence, ultimately leading to a profound moment of self-reflection and accountability. Through this journey, the story critiques the nature of self-perception and the importance of understanding how one is perceived by others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Jameson, Malcolm, 1891-1945
Illustrator: Kramer, Frank, 1905-1993
EBook No.: 69667
Published: Dec 30, 2022
Downloads: 75
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Businessmen -- Fiction
Subject: Future life -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The giftie gien
Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,1943.
Note: Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The giftie gien" by Malcolm Jameson is a short story published in the early 1940s. This speculative fiction piece explores the themes of self-awareness and the perception of one's character and actions through the lens of afterlife judgment. The narrative begins with the mundane interactions of a sales manager and transitions into a surreal exploration of the protagonist's essence after his sudden death. In the story, we follow Jerome Chester Chisholm, a self-satisfied sales manager who is brutally murdered after dismissing the struggles of his underperforming employees. Following his death, he discovers an eerie afterlife where he encounters a demon and is forced to face the judgments of various individuals whose lives he impacted—both positively and negatively. As the manifestations of all the people he's interacted with blend into a grotesque version of himself, Chisholm is confronted with the harsh reality of his self-centered existence, ultimately leading to a profound moment of self-reflection and accountability. Through this journey, the story critiques the nature of self-perception and the importance of understanding how one is perceived by others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Jameson, Malcolm, 1891-1945
Illustrator: Kramer, Frank, 1905-1993
EBook No.: 69667
Published: Dec 30, 2022
Downloads: 75
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Businessmen -- Fiction
Subject: Future life -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.