“Theft” by Katherine Anne Porter — Review

"Theft" by Katherine Anne Porter is a short story about a woman who realizes her purse is missing after a night out. The story follows her as she figures out who took it and confronts the cleaning woman in her building.

While this seems like a simple plot about a stolen object, the story is really about a much deeper kind of theft. The woman has a sudden, sad realization that she has carelessly allowed people in her life—mainly men who take her time, energy, and love—to steal pieces of her identity without giving anything real back. 

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pfwsmXFd0TnzLZWq9IroaTE9uvTZwM1n?clckid=0bf34c07