"The Return of the Prodigal" by May Sinclair is a story about Stephen K. Lepper's journey home to England after living in America for fifteen years. Driven by familial bonds and the hope of redemption, Stephen seeks to reconnect with his mother and sisters, whom he has not seen in a long time. As he makes his way from Liverpool to Little Sutton, the contrast is very clear between his newfound success in the pork-packing business and assumptions people might have based on seeing him get off the ship. As Stephen anticipates being with his family again, feelings of excitement mix with uncertainty about how they will see him, transformed from a misspent youth into a wealthy man. The story is told in a reflective tone, and it explores themes of identity, belonging, and the challenging process of returning to one's roots.
The Return of the Prodigal
By May Sinclair
A wealthy man returns home after years away, facing the complicated and uncertain reunion with his family.
Summary
About the AuthorMay Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair, a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. She once dressed up as a demure, rebel Jane Austen for a suffrage fundraising event. Sinclair was also a significant critic in the area of modernist poetry and prose, and she is attributed with first using the term 'stream of consciousness' in a literary context, when reviewing the first volumes of Dorothy Richardson's novel sequence Pilgrimage (1915–1967), in The Egoist, April 1918.
May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair, a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. She once dressed up as a demure, rebel Jane Austen for a suffrage fundraising event. Sinclair was also a significant critic in the area of modernist poetry and prose, and she is attributed with first using the term 'stream of consciousness' in a literary context, when reviewing the first volumes of Dorothy Richardson's novel sequence Pilgrimage (1915–1967), in The Egoist, April 1918.
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