The Uncalled A Novel

"The Uncalled" by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a story set in the struggling town of Dexter, Ohio, where life and death weigh heavily on its people. We meet Freddie Brent, a young boy who must learn to live without his mother after her tragic death. He wakes up to a world of uncaring women who are more concerned with their own lives than his future, hinting at a difficult path ahead as they decide what to do with him, stuck between judgment and what's expected of him. The story starts with a heavy heart, showing the community’s coldness and the tough situation Freddie is now in because of his mother’s past.