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Literary
September 14, 1933
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Leni forcefully resists Gerstenfield's unwanted advances, feeling ashamed and despising his weakness as she pushes him away, leaving him trembling and defeated on the bed's edge.
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Leni's embarrassment as she struggled in Gerstenfield's arms was terrible. She was not afraid: but she was ashamed of the situation. The unclouded sanity of her normal self despised and pitied Gerstenfield in the same instant.
With an excess of energy she fought loose from his violence. The strength in her taut, elastic body was surprising, yet it gave her a sense of degradation to be forced into this kind of a struggle.
"You idiot!" she cried in a bitter voice. "You crazy idiot-get out!"
The palm of her hand was under his chin and she pushed with all her might. She was not alarmed-she had but to scream to bring servants. Gerstenfield's thin body lacked the vigor to combat her aroused determination. The sense of his own weakness swept through him. He began to tremble. What strength he had evaporated. His head was swimming in wide circles.
"Get up and get out of here!"
She was standing on the floor. She was flushed and her hair disheveled. But to his own surprise, Gerstenfield could see he was sitting on the side of the bed.
The whole world, but a moment before, had seemed in flames: now a deadly coldness began to freeze in every nerve. He knew where he was, knew that he was sitting contemptibly on the side of a woman's
With an excess of energy she fought loose from his violence. The strength in her taut, elastic body was surprising, yet it gave her a sense of degradation to be forced into this kind of a struggle.
"You idiot!" she cried in a bitter voice. "You crazy idiot-get out!"
The palm of her hand was under his chin and she pushed with all her might. She was not alarmed-she had but to scream to bring servants. Gerstenfield's thin body lacked the vigor to combat her aroused determination. The sense of his own weakness swept through him. He began to tremble. What strength he had evaporated. His head was swimming in wide circles.
"Get up and get out of here!"
She was standing on the floor. She was flushed and her hair disheveled. But to his own surprise, Gerstenfield could see he was sitting on the side of the bed.
The whole world, but a moment before, had seemed in flames: now a deadly coldness began to freeze in every nerve. He knew where he was, knew that he was sitting contemptibly on the side of a woman's
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Embarrassment
Struggle
Degradation
Weakness
Confrontation
Literary Details
Key Lines
"You Idiot!" She Cried In A Bitter Voice. "You Crazy Idiot Get Out!"
The Sense Of His Own Weakness Swept Through Him. He Began To Tremble.
She Was Flushed And Her Hair Disheveled.
But To His Own Surprise, Gerstenfield Could See He Was Sitting On The Side Of The Bed.
A Deadly Coldness Began To Freeze In Every Nerve.