
Design In Plaster by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald | Published: November 1939
Design In Plaster Synopsis
"Design in Plaster" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in Esquire on November 1939.
This story is about a married couple, Martin and Mary. Their marriage is in hurdles, and they have lived separately for several months. When Martin got into an accident at work, he and Mary started growing close again. Martin starts feeling jealous of Mary's new love interest, Joris Deglen. Despite the resurgence of love between them, Martin thinks that Mary's love for him has started to fade, and her love for him during his recovery period is temporary.
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"How long does the doctor think now?" Mary asked. With his good arm Martin threw back the top of the sheet, disclosing that the plaster armor had been cut away in front in the form of a square, so that his abdomen and the lower part of his diaphragm bulged a little from the aperture. His dislocated arm was still high over his head in an involuntary salute.
About F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, Fitzgerald attended Princeton University, where he began writing short stories for the school's literary magazine. Fitzgerald dropped out of college to join the Army during World War I but never saw combat because the armistice was signed before deployment. After leaving the Army, Fitzgerald moved to New York City, where he worked as a copywriter while continuing to write fiction in his spare time. His first novel, "This Side of Paradise," was published in 1920 and became an instant success, making him famous at 24. He continued writing novels and short stories that treat themes of youth, glamour, and excess throughout the 1920s. Find out more about F. Scott Fitzgerald at sevenov.com.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Books on PageVio
Novels: This Side of Paradise | The Beautiful and Damned | The Great Gatsby | Tender Is the Night
Short Story Collections: Flappers and Philosophers | Tales of the Jazz Age | All the Sad Young Men | Taps at Reveille | The Pat Hobby Stories | Collected Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Plays: The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman
Here's a full list of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books.