The story is “Who Dealt?” by Ring Lardner and was written in the first person. The wife was talking, during a bridge game, about her life and the lives around her. She pretends to be seen for readers as a poor fool and maybe for the others who have to live with her. However, her narration is much deeper because of her innocent thoughts. The author describes the society, relationships within the family and with friends in a lot of detail.
The story is full of colloquial phrases which can be interesting for English learners. For example;
- to stay on the wagon - a colloquialism generally referring to an alcohol abuser's sobering up time;
- to go the limit in everything - to be extravagant;
- to rave about something - to give wildly enthusiastic praise for something;
- to worm out of something - to try and get information from someone that they are trying to keep secret.
The story is good for readers who like descriptive stories, without definite plot, where life is presented as it is.
This is a link to the text of the story:
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