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The Laughing Man" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, published originally in The New Yorker on March 19, 1949; and also in Salinger's short story collection Nine Stories. It largely takes the structure of a story within a story and is thematically occupied with the relationship between narrative and narrator, and the end of youth.
- J. D. Salinger
- 1949
J.D. Salinger. Study Guide. Documents. Q&As. Discussions. Nine Stories | "The Laughing Man" | Summary. Share. Summary. The unnamed narrator reflects back on a memory from 1928, when he was nine years old and belonged to an after-school organization called the Comanche Club.
Fiction. The Laughing Man. By J. D. Salinger. March 11, 1949. The New Yorker, March 19, 1949 P. 27. Childhood reminiscences. When the writer was nine (in New York City) he belonged to the...
More than about a nine year-old’s camp experiences, or a young man’s troubled relationship, or a deformed criminal hopscotching around the globe, “The Laughing Man” is about what it means to tell a story, how the teller and his tale are ultimately inextricable from one another, and how subjectivity is a constant presence.
The Laughing Man. Short Stories. This J. D. Salinger story describes the relationship between members of a boy’s club (the Comanches), their youth leader (the Chief), and the imaginary hero of stories told by the Chief (The Laughing Man). One of the major themes is escape from reality through stories.
5 de dic. de 2010 · Summary: “The Laughing Man” is told by a nine-year-old living in New York City in 1928. He is a member of a Comanche Club troop. The narrator tells the story of his Scout leader, “The Chief,” a young law student at New York University. The Chief is physically unattractive, but the troop seems to hold him in high regard.
5 de dic. de 2010 · Summary: “The Laughing Man” is told by a nine-year-old living in New York City in 1928. He is a member of a Comanche Club troop. The narrator tells the story of his Scout leader, “The Chief,” a young law student at New York University. The Chief is physically unattractive, but the troop seems to hold him in high regard.
