William Faulkner, Brandeis University, American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Endowment of the Arts, Rea Lifetime Short Story, Rhode Island Governor's Arts, Pell, and Clifton Fadiman Awards, Rockefeller, Guggenheim, Lannan Foundation, and DAAD fellowships [30]
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The Question and Answer section for The Babysitter is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
I'm not sure that Hilary is aware of any of the other character's sexual fantasies about her.
Consider Discontent and Infidelity. Dolly and Harry seem to be discontent with their marriage. While Harry doesn’t find his wife attractive anymore, he fantasizes about the babysitter who has “adolescent flesh”. Harry doesn’t once talk to his wife...
The tone and mood of the story is not constant. It keeps changing after every paragraph in which a possibility of an incident is presented. For example, the tone of horror when the baby swallows the diaper pin is suddenly interrupted by the...
