The Girls in Their Summer Dresses

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Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses” (1939)
Forfatter: Irwin Shaw
Genre: Short story

Irvin Shaw (1913 – 1984) var en amerikansk forfatter. Shaw vandt flere priser igennem sin levetid, inklusiv O. Henry-prisen i 1944 og 1945. Shaws mest berømte romaner er The Young Lions og Rich Man, Poor Man, som begge er blevet lavet til film eller mini-serier. Hans novelle "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" blev første gang udgivet i The New Yorker.

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Title

The short story’s title is rather misleading, as it makes readers believe the text is going to refer to a group of girls “in their summer dresses”. In fact, the story focuses on a conflict between spouses, based on the husband’s inclination to look at other women and potentially also cheat on his wife. The expression used in the title, “the girls in their summer dresses”, is part of Michael’s confession to his wife.