John Updike Reading "e;Lifeguard"e; from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
This well-known short story appears in Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, one of John Updike''s earliest books and is narrated by a divinity student at his summer job. From the heights of his wooden throne, the fastidious and aloof young narrator delivers a silent sermon addressed to the beachgoers—"the middle-aged, burdened with children and aluminum chairs." Though full of himself and his missio...
This well-known short story appears in Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, one of John Updike''s earliest books and is narrated by a divinity student at his summer job. From the heights of his wooden throne, the fastidious and aloof young narrator delivers a silent sermon addressed to the beachgoers—"the middle-aged, burdened with children and aluminum chairs." Though full of himself and his missio...
