Mrs. Kemper
Title
Mrs. Kemper
Description
In “Mrs. Kemper,” Suckow explores how lack of the assurance of love can keep a person from blooming. Mrs. Kemper is just such a woman. She comes to Iowa from the East as a young woman to teach in the high school. She is cultured, but shy, prim, and “not a very pretty girl.” Her neighbor, by chance, turns out to be a wealthy bank director, Mr. Kemper, whose young fiancée has just died. In time, Mr. Kemper proposes to the shy young high school teacher. She accepts; however, he never has said “I love you.” We see how this lack of love's assurance keeps Mrs. Kemper from blooming and coming into her own.
Creator
Suckow, Ruth
Source
CHILDREN AND OLDER PEOPLE- a collection of short stories by Ruth Suckow
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, 1931
Date
1929
Rights
Copyright held by Barbara Camamo, niece and Literary Executor of the Suckow estate. Downloading for nonproft, educational use only.
Format
10 page short story
Type
Document
Digital Reproduction Information
Scanned on Epson 10000 Scanner at 3.61 MB
Repository
Ruth Suckow Memorial Association
Contact information.
File Name
Mrs_Kemper_OCR.pdf
Digital item created
2014-08-26